Hillarysworld

Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Hillarysworld -> Sarah Palin -> Palin on Oil Drilling: "Yes, We Can!" (CBS news)
Post Info
TOPIC: Palin on Oil Drilling: "Yes, We Can!" (CBS news)
mslas4hillary


Moderator

Status: Offline
Posts: 323
Date:
Palin on Oil Drilling: "Yes, We Can!" (CBS news)
Permalink  
 

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/10/16/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5389817.shtml

d413db53-8b21-4457-bb8d-9b6a07c6a30f.300w.jpg
Sarah Palin has found a renewable source of energy in her party's quest for a comeback. "Drill, baby, drill," she writes in a National Review opinion piece, echoing a slogan she employed often on the campaign trail last year.

As the Obama administration continues to search for ways to jump-start the economy, Palin argues that an expansion of oil drilling will create jobs and reduce our nation's dependency on foreign exporters.

With billions of dollars slated to be used for highway work, Palin argues that driving should be made more affordable, so that the highway repairs will be worth the effort.

"Given that we're spending billions of stimulus dollars to rebuild our highways, it makes sense to think about what we'll be driving on them," writes Palin. "For years to come, most of what we drive will be powered, at least in part, by diesel fuel or gasoline...That means we need to drill here and drill now."

In her argument, Palin noted that drilling policies in the U.S. were less harmful to the environment than those of major oil exporters abroad.

"Many of the countries we're forced to import from have few if any environmental-protection laws, and those that do exist often go unenforced," writes Palin. "In effect, American environmentalists are preventing responsible development here at home while supporting irresponsible development overseas."

Palin also addressed alternative energy sources, but called for a diverse range of energy options depending on location.

"Electric cars might work in Los Angeles, but they don't work in Alaska, where you can drive hundreds of miles without seeing many people, let alone many electrical sockets," Palin writes.

She also proposes an increase in natural gas usage as a compromise.

"It contains fewer pollutants than other fossil fuels, it's easier to collect and process, and it is found throughout our country," Palin writes. "Natural gas can act as a clean 'bridge fuel' to a future when more renewable sources are available."

Palin concludes on a note which echoes President Obama's campaign slogan last year to spur her supporters into action.

"Alternative sources of energy are part of the answer, but only part," she writes. "There's no getting around the fact that we still need to 'drill, baby, drill!' And if those in D.C. say otherwise, we need to tell them: 'Yes, we can!'"

__________________
Hillarysmygirl16


Administrator

Status: Offline
Posts: 2818
Date:
Permalink  
 

She's right about that one electric cars aren't going to work everywhere.

__________________

4459303562_3f593359a2_m.jpg
ssmith


Platinum

Status: Offline
Posts: 198
Date:
Permalink  
 

100% agree.... and btw I used to be one of those far lefty environmental.... but this is about survival of this America! We have our own oil, why the h*ll can't we use it? China is going ard the world and buying up all the oil and natural gas resources, where the H*ll do these anti-drill loonies think this will leave us with a decade?


NO OIL!


yes, we need to find alternatives, but those are NOT enough to sustain America, we need to drill to get our own oil from our own land and at the same time accelerate alternative energy.... and I don't just mean windmills and solar panels, those do NOT provide that much energy, I mean nuclear power!!

__________________
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.
Hillarysworld -> Sarah Palin -> Palin on Oil Drilling: "Yes, We Can!" (CBS news)
Tweet this page Post to Digg Post to Del.icio.us


Create your own FREE Forum
Report Abuse 		Powered by ActiveBoard