We Can't Stop Drilling Off America's Shores

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Despite the Deepwater Horizon incident, the offshore industry remains a safe, invaluable source for the nation's energy supply. And we need it.

Americans don't like to think much about where their gasoline comes from. They're happy when supplies are plentiful and prices are cheap. Many have painful memories of oil embargoes, gas lines and price spikes, and prefer those episodes not be repeated. Americans expect gasoline to be as reliable as electricity. ...

Despite all the advertising by "green" interest groups and adminstration rhetoric, DOE's Energy Information Agency forecasts increasing use of petroleum through at least 2030. That same forecast also assumes explosive growth in renewables, including biofuels. Our appetite for energy is voracious. As "green" as we'd like to think we are, individual consumers change their consumption habits very slowly.