
It's true. The new headquarters for the International Renewable Energy Agency will be in Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi, which is better known for its non-renewable energy, in the form of old-fashioned petroleum.
Feds hold back $40 million in Utah drill leasesSource: Salt Lake City Tribune
As the price of oil continues to climb once again, our dear federal government is slowing the process to allow people to actually drill on land that they have already paid to drill on.
Calif. gov. wants to revive oil drilling project Source: Boston.com
A.S. trying to raise cash for cash-strapped California.
I can't imagine what took him so long. States drilling are in much better economic shape than poor California. Drilling puts people to work too. Imagine that...
Sarah Palin Now Wants to Fight Global Warming - By Drilling for OilSource: TreeHugger
Is Sarah Palin turning over a new leaf? After all, when the Alaskan Governor publicly denied global warming during the 2008 presidential campaign, it was the cause of yet another headache—not just for environmentalists, but for John McCain, himself a firm believer in global war …
Oil & Gas Lease Sales on Public LandSource: Hudson Valley Press
One day after the Obama administration reversed a last minute decision by the Bush administration to lease wilderness quality lands in Utah to oil and gas companies, Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) led 72 other House members in pressing …
Oil leases in Utah wilderness nixedSource: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The Obama administration gave environmentalists a big victory Wednesday, as Interior Secretary Ken Salazar canceled oil and gas leases on 77 parcels of federal land in Utah, near Arches and Canyonlands National Parks.
Drilling Activity on Colorado's West Slope Drops DramaticallySource: The Denver Post
As drilling rigs are idled along Colorado's West Slope, companies are laying off employees or implementing hiring freezes; some small companies have called it quits and gone back to their home states; and communities and companies in the region are reporting an increase in availa …
Off-limits US Oil, gas Worth $1.7 Trillion to Government: StudySource: American Petroleum Institute
The development of America's vast domestic oil and natural gas resources that had been kept off-limits by Congress for decades could generate more than $1.7 trillion in government revenue, create thousands of new jobs and enhance the nation's energy security by significantly …
Exxon gets reprieve on Alaska oil-field leasesSource: Reuters
Alaska's natural resources commissioner on Tuesday granted a temporary reprieve to Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) and its oil-company partners, which are seeking to drill in a long-dormant oil and gas field where the state has revoked leases for non-performance.
Sarah Palin: The case for drilling in ANWRSource: The Minneapolis Star Tribune
I am dismayed that legislation has again been introduced in Congress to prohibit forever oil and gas development in the most promising unexplored petroleum province in North America -- the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, in Alaska.
--Sarah Palin

The oil industry claims that it needs Congress to open up additional acres for drilling in order to increase the oil supply and lower gas prices. But it already has 32 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico that are leased but have not been drilled.

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TheHill.com - 'Gang of 20' won't offer energy billSource: The Hill Newspaper
A bipartisan group of senators who sought a compromise in the rancorous energy debate won't introduce their bill before lawmakers adjourn for the elections, several Senate aides said Thursday

· Drilling is pointless because the United States has only 3 percent of the world's oil reserves. It would take almost ten years to process the oil in the Gulf to Gas for our cars .
· The oil companies aren't using the leases they already have.

Can you believe 70% people actually wanting oil derricks and little black balls of tar that come with drilling on Florida's pure white sand beaches..This is not an extreme statement it is everyday business in Louisiana and Texas, talk to anyone who has been there.
Video - Palin, Gibson Talk Climate and Energy on 'Nightline'Source: Truthdig
ABC News' big-get interview series with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin continued with another installment on "Nightline" Thursday evening, during which reporter Charlie Gibson pushed Palin on her position on global warming, and Palin pushed back.
Hope says Democratic Party!!Source: St. Petersburg Times > Local News
On behalf of most retired Republicans and all people intrested in keeping Florida beaches pure..Thank Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Bill Nelson.