Have you heard that America's production of oil and gas is rising? Have you seen president Obama respond to criticism of his energy policies by announcing that America is producing more oil and as than it has in decades? Have you heard Obama tout all that he has done to promote oil and gas exploration?
I am sure that if you pay even a small amount of attention to what happens in Washington, you have heard all of this -- and more than just once. Even so, it is important to bring honesty back into the debate. That is something that the Institute for Energy Research has done in a recent release that summarizes the actually facts on this subject.
Let's start with two very important facts:
1. American production of gas and oil is indeed soaring.
2. The portion of American production that Obama could affect, namely, the production from federal lands, is now down to the lowest level in a decade.
What this means is that oil and gas production is up despite Obama, not because of him. Oil production on federal lands is down 18% in the last two years. Natural gas production on federal lands is down 16% in the last two years. Obama and his people have done all that they could to prevent drilling and production of these fuels. Meanwhile, oil and gas production on private land has risen by an average of 15% per year across America. The places that Obama and the feds cannot control are producing oil and gas at a prodigious rate.
The next time you hear someone tell you that under Obama oil and gas production has risen, put the truth back into the discussion. Tell him or her what is actually happening.
I am sure that if you pay even a small amount of attention to what happens in Washington, you have heard all of this -- and more than just once. Even so, it is important to bring honesty back into the debate. That is something that the Institute for Energy Research has done in a recent release that summarizes the actually facts on this subject.
Let's start with two very important facts:
1. American production of gas and oil is indeed soaring.
2. The portion of American production that Obama could affect, namely, the production from federal lands, is now down to the lowest level in a decade.
What this means is that oil and gas production is up despite Obama, not because of him. Oil production on federal lands is down 18% in the last two years. Natural gas production on federal lands is down 16% in the last two years. Obama and his people have done all that they could to prevent drilling and production of these fuels. Meanwhile, oil and gas production on private land has risen by an average of 15% per year across America. The places that Obama and the feds cannot control are producing oil and gas at a prodigious rate.
The next time you hear someone tell you that under Obama oil and gas production has risen, put the truth back into the discussion. Tell him or her what is actually happening.
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