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Here is a great article concerning the Obama administration's failure to help America become more self sufficient in regards to energy.

http://www.noozhawk.com/article/033111_joe_armendariz_energy_crisis_what_energy_crisis

Joe Armendariz: Energy Crisis? What Energy Crisis?

According to a report released by the American Petroleum Institute, 2011 could go down as the first year since 1957 that there has not been a single offshore lease sale. Moreover, 85 percent of our nation’s offshore resources continue to be off-limits to development. This is despite the increased uncertainty in world oil markets and a rising worldwide demand for crude oil (think China, India and eventually Japan).

Joe Armendariz

Keep in mind that not only would increased domestic oil and gas production fuel our economy by lowering energy costs, while also creating good-paying private-sector jobs, but more oil production in the Outer Continental Shelf also would result in tens of billions of dollars in new tax revenue for state and local governments — including right here in California and Santa Barbara County, where the budget deficits for fiscal year 2011-12 are $24 billion and $43 million, respectively.
President Barack Obama delivered a speech Wednesday on energy in which he suggested that all is pretty well with our nation’s domestic energy production — i.e., energy crisis? What energy crisis? He even went so far as to boast that under his administration, 2009 saw an increase in domestic oil production. Well, below are some examples of how the Obama administration is handling our nation’s domestic energy needs (source: API).

There is plenty more to this article so go to the link above and read it for yourself! It will drive you crazy and hopefully move you to take action. And that would be the All Right Idea!!