Posted on 03/22/2012 4:53:55 AM PDT by Outside da Box
The recent increase in domestic oil production touted by President Obama took place almost entirely on non-federal lands beyond his administration’s control, a new study has found.
The study, prepared by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (CRS), examined oil production on federal and non-federal land between 2007-2011. Approximately 96 percent of the total increase in domestic oil production occurred on non-federal land, CRS found.
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Waiting for Jake Tapper to ask:
“Just what did you or your administration DO to facilitate the energy production claims you made Wednesday?”
Under Obama Oil Production leases are DOWN 14%. Private land drilling is up.
BOOKMARK
During Press Briefings it isn’t effective to isolate details.
Better to make the point in the question, that Obama can take NO CREDIT for ANY energy production.
that is what he wants is no oil production and gas at 10.00 a gallon.
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