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Drill, Baby, Drill!: Palin

Renewable energy, domestic oil development are complementary

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 16, 2009 5:15 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Even as the US develops renewable-energy sources and cars that don’t need gas, it’s important to recognize that petroleum will be a part of our lives for some time, writes Sarah Palin. And as long as we need it, we should be getting as much as possible from our own land. "Building an energy-independent Amer­ica will mean a real economic stimulus," argues the former Alaska governor.

Environmentalists who oppose domestic drilling should consider that many of the countries we import from don’t have or don’t enforce environmental protection laws—laws US drilling operations would follow. “In effect, American environmentalists are preventing responsible development here at home while supporting irresponsible development overseas,” Palin writes for the National Review.

FILE - In this July 26, 2009, file photo then Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gives her resignation speech during a ceremony in Fairbanks, Alaska, where Palin turned over the governorship to Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell.
FILE - In this July 26, 2009, file photo then Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gives her resignation speech during a ceremony in Fairbanks, Alaska, where Palin turned over the governorship to Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell.   (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)
Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves as she arrives at a Republican congressional fundraiser, Monday, June 8, 2009, in Washington.
Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves as she arrives at a Republican congressional fundraiser, Monday, June 8, 2009, in Washington.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
In this undated photo released by Transocean, the ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rig Deepwater Horizon, which drilled the Tiber well, is shown operating in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
In this undated photo released by Transocean, the ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rig Deepwater Horizon, which drilled the Tiber well, is shown operating in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.   (AP Photo/Transocean)
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Alternative sources of energy are part of the answer, but only part. 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!' - Sarah Palin

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ducme
Oct 18, 2009 4:20 AM CDT
The extremists are slowly being replaced by a well-informed country. The moderates in the GOP understand this & they need to make a choice if they are still going to cater to the extremists in the country.
freethemall
Oct 17, 2009 12:53 PM CDT
I thought it was common knowledge that Saudi Arabia had the most oil reserves. I never really researched it. I just did a quick google search which confirmed what I thought was common knowledge. But maybe this wasn't, as you term it, REAL research. Here's the link: www.infoplease.com/ipa/A087296... You tell me.
Doctor-Zaius
Oct 17, 2009 12:44 PM CDT
Here's the problem. Big Oil already has leases on thousands of acres of government land loaded with oil that they are not currently drilling. All they want is the right to divvy up the remaining land so it looks good on their balance sheets. Also as touched on above, even if we tapped every oil well in the US that doesn't mean the oil would be sold here. When Gas was 4 bucks a gallon the Alaskan oil was being shipped to Japan because they could get a better price. Obviously Palin isn't smart enough to come up with this propaganda on her own which means she's being used to further an agenda not her own.

 
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