Obama’s war on U.S. energy
Yet this crusade against fossil fuels appears to be more about money and power than the environment!
A nation without adequate energy
production is a nation in decline — and that has been the President’s
agenda since the day he took office in 2009. He even announced his war
on coal during the 2008 campaign, even though at the time it was
providing 50% of the electricity being utilized.
It’s useful to know that the U.S. has huge
coal reserves, enough to provide energy for hundreds of years and reduce
our debt through its export to nations such as Japan. It increased
coal-fired power generation by 10% in 2013, while Germany’s coal use
reached the highest level since 1990. Both China and India are
increasing the use of coal. So why is coal unwelcome in the U.S.? Because Obama says so.
On
April 15, the White House held a “Solar Summit” to continue promoting
subsidies for solar panels. The Obama Energy Department has announced
another $15 million in “solar market pathways” to fund local
government’s use of solar energy. Its “Capital Solar Challenge” is
directing federal agencies, military bases, and other federally
subsidized buildings to use solar power.
According to the Institute for Energy Research, “solar energy provides 0.2% of the total energy
consumed in the United States. While the amount of solar electricity
capacity in the U.S. has increased in recent years … it still only
accounts for 0.1% of net electricity generated…the least among the
renewable sources of hydroelectric, biomass, wind, and solar.”
So, in addition to losing hundreds of millions of tax dollars via
earlier loans to solar companies like Solyndra that failed not long
after its principals socked 
away
big chunks of that money, Obama is using the power of the federal
government to waste more money on this unpredictable source of energy —
the Sun only shines in the daytime and clouds can get in the way. These
“solar farms” take up many acres just to provide a faction of the
energy from a coal-fired or natural gas powered plant.This isn’t some loony environmental theory at work, although the Greens oppose all manner of energy provision and use whether it is coal, oil, or natural gas. They always find an excuse not to mine or extract it. This is a direct attack on the provision of energy, fueled by any source, that America needs to function and meeting the needs of its population, manufacturing, and all other uses.
The most recent example of this is the
further extension of the delay on the construction of the Keystone XL
pipeline from Canada to refineries on the Gulf Coast. That too is part
of Obama’s war on energy for the nation, but it may also have something
to do with the fact that the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad
(BNSF) owns all of the rail lines in the U.S. connecting to western
Canada.
BNSF hauls 80% or more of the crude oil
from Canada to the Midwest and Texas, earning a tidy sum in the process.
Since 2011, it has been owned by Warren Buffett’s
Berkshire Hathaway, a major contributor to Democrat causes and
candidates. The Keystone XL pipeline could divert more than $2 billion a
year away from Buffett’s railroad. If delaying Keystone is not crony
capitalism, nothing is.
This
is what the Sierra Club is telling its members and supporters as of
Monday, April 21: “Keystone XL means cancer. It means wolf blood
spilled. And it’s nothing short of a climate disaster.” It is a lie from
start to finish.
Even Congress, though, seems incapable of
overruling or overcoming Obama’s war on the provision of energy sources.
In early April, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released new data
showing that federal onshore oil and natural gas leases and drilling
permits are at the lowest levels in more than a decade. Leases to
companies exploring the potential of oil and natural gas reserves were
down in 2013 from 1.8 million acres the year before to 1.2 million, the
smallest area since records began to be maintained in 1988!
We have a President who gives daily
evidence of his contempt both for those who voted for him and those who
did not. His anti-energy agenda impacts on the creation of jobs, causes
manufacturing to delay expansion or to go offshore, reduces the revenue
the government needs to reduce its debts and deficits, and drives up the
cost of energy for everyone.
And he is doing this in one of the most energy-rich nations on the planet.
Editor’s Note: For the latest, updated information on energy visit http://www.energydepot.us/
Obama’s war on U.S. energy
Yet this crusade
against fossil fuels appears to be more about money and power than the
environment!
A nation without adequate energy
production is a nation in decline — and that has been the President’s agenda
since the day he took office in 2009. He even announced his war on coal during
the 2008 campaign, even though at the time it was providing 50% of the
electricity being utilized.
It’s useful to know that the U.S.
has huge coal reserves, enough to provide energy for hundreds of years and
reduce our debt through its export to nations such as Japan. It increased
coal-fired power generation by 10% in 2013, while Germany’s coal use reached
the highest level since 1990. Both China and India are increasing the use of
coal. So why is coal unwelcome in the U.S.? Because Obama says so.
On
April 15, the White House held a “Solar Summit” to continue promoting subsidies
for solar panels. The Obama Energy Department has announced another $15
million in “solar market pathways” to fund local government’s use of solar
energy. Its “Capital Solar Challenge” is directing federal agencies, military
bases, and other federally subsidized buildings to use solar power.
According to the Institute for
Energy Research, “solar energy provides 0.2% of the total energy
consumed in the United States. While the amount of solar electricity capacity
in the U.S. has increased in recent years … it still only accounts for 0.1% of
net electricity generated…the least among the renewable sources of
hydroelectric, biomass, wind, and solar.”
So, in addition to losing hundreds of millions of tax dollars via earlier
loans to solar companies like Solyndra that failed not long after its
principals socked away
big chunks of that money, Obama is using the power of the federal government to
waste more money on this unpredictable source of energy — the Sun only shines
in the daytime and clouds can get in the way. These “solar farms” take up
many acres just to provide a faction of the energy from a coal-fired or natural
gas powered plant.This isn’t some loony environmental theory at work, although the Greens oppose all manner of energy provision and use whether it is coal, oil, or natural gas. They always find an excuse not to mine or extract it. This is a direct attack on the provision of energy, fueled by any source, that America needs to function and meeting the needs of its population, manufacturing, and all other uses.
The most recent example of this is
the further extension of the delay on the construction of the Keystone XL
pipeline from Canada to refineries on the Gulf Coast. That too is part of
Obama’s war on energy for the nation, but it may also have something to do with
the fact that the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF) owns all of the
rail lines in the U.S. connecting to western Canada.
BNSF hauls 80% or more of the
crude oil from Canada to the Midwest and Texas, earning a tidy sum in the
process. Since 2011, it has been owned by Warren Buffett’s
Berkshire Hathaway, a major contributor to Democrat causes and candidates. The
Keystone XL pipeline could divert more than $2 billion a year away from
Buffett’s railroad. If delaying Keystone is not crony capitalism, nothing
is.
This
is what the Sierra Club is telling its members and supporters as of Monday,
April 21: “Keystone XL means cancer. It means wolf blood spilled. And it’s
nothing short of a climate disaster.” It is a lie from start to finish.
Keystone has become a political issue. The announcement by the Obama
State Department that it is giving agencies “additional time” to approve its
construction due to ongoing litigation before the Nebraska Supreme Court that
could affect its route brought forth protests from red-state Democrats in
Congress, some of whom even threatened to find ways to go around the President
to get the project approved. Eleven Democratic senators have written to the
President to urge him to make a final decision by the end of May. Some of them
will be up for reelection in the November midterm elections.
Even Congress, though, seems
incapable of overruling or overcoming Obama’s war on the provision of energy
sources. In early April, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released new data showing
that federal onshore oil and natural gas leases and drilling permits are at the
lowest levels in more than a decade. Leases to companies exploring the
potential of oil and natural gas reserves were down in 2013 from 1.8 million
acres the year before to 1.2 million, the smallest area since records began to
be maintained in 1988!
We have a President who gives
daily evidence of his contempt both for those who voted for him and those who
did not. His anti-energy agenda impacts on the creation of jobs, causes
manufacturing to delay expansion or to go offshore, reduces the revenue the
government needs to reduce its debts and deficits, and drives up the cost of
energy for everyone.
And he is doing this in one of the
most energy-rich nations on the planet.
Editor’s Note: For the latest, updated information on energy visit http://www.energydepot.us/
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