Whose failed energy policy is it?
John Mccain stated, on Tuesday, that he favors drilling off the coasts of Florid and California (where known oil reserves exist), but only if a majority of the citizens in those states are also in favor. (The Rassmussen poll shows that $4.00 gas has strongly swayed opinions on the subject.
At the same time, McCain is opposed to drilling in Alaska National Wildlife Reserve, because it's too "pristine". I don't agree with a policy that prohibits drilling on just two thousand of more than three million acres that exist in ANWR.
What was interesting about McCain's recent announcement was that his words were met with an outcry from the environmentalists. They stated that McCain is "simply supporting the failed energy policies of the past".
The environmentalists are right! (Yes, I'm agreeing with them that our energy policy is a failure). But, at whose door should the blame be placed?
In the 1970's, we stopped building nuclear plants, because the environmentalists told us the US didn't have room to store all the harmful nuclear waste. (All the nuclear waste ever produced in the US would, today, fit in an area smaller than a normal sized football stadium). They further manipulated public opinion by producing the movie "The China Syndrome", a movie that portrayed a near melt-down at a US nuclear facility. Something that has never occurred.
Sadly, the American public was swayed by the film and the environmentalists, and no more nuclear plants were built.
In the 1990's as Congress attempted to begin drilling in ANWR and proposed drilling off the coast of the continental US, the environmentalists mounted stiff opposition to stop any type of drilling. Their main point was that the infrastructure for drilling would take 10 years to complete, so we wouldn't realize any benefits until 2008. (Huh.... It certainly looks like those new sources of oil would be helpful today, after all).
So, when you start to hear Obama and the environmentalist complaining about the failed energy policy of the past, keep in mind who has been driving that environmental agenda for the last 30 years.
At the same time, McCain is opposed to drilling in Alaska National Wildlife Reserve, because it's too "pristine". I don't agree with a policy that prohibits drilling on just two thousand of more than three million acres that exist in ANWR.
What was interesting about McCain's recent announcement was that his words were met with an outcry from the environmentalists. They stated that McCain is "simply supporting the failed energy policies of the past".
The environmentalists are right! (Yes, I'm agreeing with them that our energy policy is a failure). But, at whose door should the blame be placed?
In the 1970's, we stopped building nuclear plants, because the environmentalists told us the US didn't have room to store all the harmful nuclear waste. (All the nuclear waste ever produced in the US would, today, fit in an area smaller than a normal sized football stadium). They further manipulated public opinion by producing the movie "The China Syndrome", a movie that portrayed a near melt-down at a US nuclear facility. Something that has never occurred.
Sadly, the American public was swayed by the film and the environmentalists, and no more nuclear plants were built.
In the 1990's as Congress attempted to begin drilling in ANWR and proposed drilling off the coast of the continental US, the environmentalists mounted stiff opposition to stop any type of drilling. Their main point was that the infrastructure for drilling would take 10 years to complete, so we wouldn't realize any benefits until 2008. (Huh.... It certainly looks like those new sources of oil would be helpful today, after all).
So, when you start to hear Obama and the environmentalist complaining about the failed energy policy of the past, keep in mind who has been driving that environmental agenda for the last 30 years.
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