Why we are just hearing about this now, is unbelievable. Why the GOP is not out there beating on this is unbelievable as well. Obama’s intentions are clear. He wanted energy prices to skyrocket, he said so. He wanted to end Coal, and he is doing it. He has plans in place after the election to shut down much of the fracking for natural gas as he can via the EPA. Laying in wait, Salazar has plans to lease Federal Lands to “green” companies to remove any chance of future drilling for gas, coal or oil. What is it the American People are not getting? Here we go:
Gas prices have more than doubled since Barack Obama took over the White House.
But that didn’t stop him from cutting off drilling in August in half of Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve.
The Wall Street Journal reported, via FOX Nation:
President Obama is campaigning as a champion of the oil and gas boom he’s had nothing to do with, and even as his regulators try to stifle it. The latest example is the Interior Department’s little-noticed August decision to close off from drilling nearly half of the 23.5 million acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
The area is called the National Petroleum Reserve because in 1976 Congress designated it as a strategic oil and natural gas stockpile to meet the “energy needs of the nation.” Alaska favors exploration in nearly the entire reserve. The feds had been reviewing four potential development plans, and the state of Alaska had strongly objected to the most restrictive of the four. Sure enough, that was the plan Interior chose.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says his plan “will help the industry bring energy safely to market from this remote location, while also protecting wildlife and subsistence rights of Alaska Natives.” He added that the proposal will expand “safe and responsible oil and gas development, and builds on our efforts to help companies develop the infrastructure that’s needed to bring supplies online.”
The problem is almost no one in the energy industry and few in Alaska agree with him. In an August 22 letter to Mr. Salazar, the entire Alaska delegation in Congress—Senators Mark Begich and Lisa Murkowski and Representative Don Young—call it “the largest wholesale land withdrawal and blocking of access to an energy resource by the federal government in decades.” This decision, they add, “will cause serious harm to the economy and energy security of the United States, as well as to the state of Alaska.” Mr. Begich is a Democrat.
The letter also says the ruling “will significantly limit options for a pipeline” through the reserve.
October 17, 2012 at 10:13 am
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October 17, 2012 at 8:23 am
I think Romney connected with voters when he talked about the high gas prices during the debate. He did great explaining how it is connected to Obama’s war on energy. I think that this will help Mitt Romney win over Independents.
October 17, 2012 at 6:41 am
[...] but Candy looked the fool. Energy? Obama is a bigger fool, check out yesterday’s post. Obama cuts off drilling in half of Alaska national petroleum reserve President Obama is campaigning as a champion of the oil and gas boom he’s had nothing to do with, [...]
October 16, 2012 at 8:56 pm
But don’t worry–we’ll be energy independent real soon! Any century now! Just be patient, greedy reich-wingers!
[sarc/]
October 16, 2012 at 10:51 pm
Yes, Obama just told us it was so.
October 16, 2012 at 7:04 pm
This is the first I have heard of this and that is an indictment on the Republican leadership for not getting this story out there. Slowly but surely Barack Obama is implementing his radical agenda designed to drive up energy prices just as he promised.
October 16, 2012 at 7:34 pm
This is a winning issue that is being left on the table. Everyone is angry about gas prices.
October 16, 2012 at 1:00 pm
The GOP is in on it: the industrialization of America, they just sell it differently. I appreciate the work the Begich’s have done with exposing HAARP. I don’t agree with all their positions, but I believe them to be honest people.
Note: Dream of my Real Father is on Netflix. Check it out. My husbands response: Wow, Obama is more messed up than I could have ever imagined. (And he can imagine a lot)
October 16, 2012 at 4:50 pm
We went and saw the film in the theater. Quite an eye opener.
October 16, 2012 at 12:21 pm
This is a town hall debate so I hope a question about skyrocketing energy prices comes up. Romney should bring this up on the campaign trail if there’s no question on energy tonight. The GOP in congress need to stop being wusses.
October 16, 2012 at 12:30 pm
Fingers crossed. Let’s get er on!
October 16, 2012 at 5:55 pm
My sister and I were wonder that too, “Where’s the ‘fair and balanced’ moderators … aren’t there any non-liberals around?” and “Where are the manly men to stand up against the ruse?” Weird.
Anyway, here’s a couple of things: ‘Why Obama Loses The Second
Debate Too’ http://drawandstrike.blogspot.com/
LWV’s use to moderate the Presidential Debates: http://youtu.be/13iKv6m_2DI
{Malcolm X still looks like his real father to me
October 16, 2012 at 8:55 am
I agree with AOW. Romney needs to hammer this. I would be super-pissed if my heating bill doubled.
Obama has been an unmitigated disaster
October 16, 2012 at 9:41 am
Romney needs to hammer away on issues that people can relate to, and this is one. It should be all about energy, not some master plan that no one can figure out.
October 16, 2012 at 7:44 am
The cost of heating my small house — I heat with oil and a very efficient system — has risen astronomically since BHO took office. Last season, I was paying almost $700 a month! When BHO first took office, I was paying less than $350/month.
October 16, 2012 at 9:40 am
This is something people can relate to…same here.
October 16, 2012 at 7:42 am
Romney must bring this up tonight — and in the next debate as well!
October 16, 2012 at 9:39 am
Well, I am not holding my breath but hope springs eternal.
October 16, 2012 at 7:05 am
And Obama says he wants to cut our net oil imports by half? I wonder how he plans to do that, when he is making every effort to shut down domestic oil production?
October 16, 2012 at 7:15 am
His agenda defies description and it is time to bring his tenure to a close.
October 16, 2012 at 7:44 am
LD Jackson,
Clearly, what Obama does in this regard doesn’t correlate with what he says. Sheesh.
October 16, 2012 at 9:43 am
Apparently we are suppose to flap our arms.
October 16, 2012 at 6:50 am
There was anrticle on this a couple of weeks ago by Human Events that I wanted to post on but never got to it.
http://www.humanevents.com/2012/10/05/obama-administration-to-withdraw-millions-of-alaska-acres-from-development/
I understand tour frustration with the GOP; but you answered your own question in part. This administration have intentionally given the GOP 1001 top priority reasons to be screaming at the top of their lungs. The strategy is working. The GOP can’t figure out which way to jump next. This land withdrawal is just more evidence of what Obama will do if he gets a second term. We have to worry about how much damage he will reek even if he is a Lame Duck President for a couple of months. It’s scary, my friend.
October 16, 2012 at 7:14 am
I would hit this hard tonight if I were Romney. Thanks for the link. I recall a vague mention but am surprised Sarah didn’t jump all over this.