飞云浦
THE SCHOCK REPORT
星期六 五月 28, 2011 6:52 am
Dear Friend,
Summer is fast approaching and gas prices are on the rise. Every year it seems like we find ourselves in the same position – gas prices go up in the summer and we blame our addiction to foreign oil as the problem. Did you know, according to the Energy Information Agency (EIA), the U.S. expanded its dependence on OPEC members by a full seven percent in 2007 alone? Yet, as a country, we have not taken the serious measures necessary to reduce our dependency on OPEC.
In the last decade our energy needs have grown by twelve percent, while domestic production increased by less than one percent, according to the EIA's annual report. In my mind, that pretty much sums up the essence of the problem we face today as a very large energy consuming country and reaffirms why as a nation we are constantly held hostage by spikes in gas prices.
In fact, did you know the Department of Energy was created over 30 years ago, under President Nixon, as the solution to reducing our nation's dependence on foreign oil, yet as illustrated above, our country is now more dependent than ever on OPEC and foreign energy producing countries. This is case-in-point why more government is not the solution, but a very large part of the problem.
I am committed to offering domestic energy solutions that put energy production in the hands of those who actual produce domestic energy. The House approved three pieces of legislation this month - I voted in favor of all three - only to see them fail or yet to be acted on in the Senate.
Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act, H.R. 1229.
This bill requires the Secretary of the Interior to act on a permit application to drill within 30 days so the government can't stonewall a permit decision. This will begin to help alleviate the drop in domestic production.
Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act, H.R. 1230.
This bill would require the Department of the Interior in an environmental responsible matter to begin to auction oil and gas leases in the Central and Western Gulf of Mexico as well as off of Coastal Virginia so that more domestic energy can be put in to the marketplace to provide some relief at the pump.
Reversing President Obama’s Offshore Moratorium Act, H.R. 1231.
Requires the Administration to move forward with American energy exploration and production in areas estimated to contain the most oil and natural gas resources. Currently, the administration draft plan for offshore oil leasing includes no new leasing and drilling between the period of 2012-2017. By doing this the Administration is preventing more oil and natural gas from being produced in the United States.
While these three bills are a step in the right direction, the real issue is the lack of a long-term energy strategy, which has led me to co-sponsor The Energy Roadmap. This roadmap incorporates a vast number of energy sources from traditional resources like oil and natural gas to increasing our nuclear energy capacity as well as creating a renewable energy trust. This trust will help our country begin to invest more in the alternative sources of power we can produce domestically so in return we can reduce our dependence on foreign countries for our energy needs.
Congress must begin to take the necessary steps to approve a long-term energy plan, but in the meantime, we can’t sit on the sidelines as gas prices continue to rise.
Respectfully,
Aaron
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