Energy

Our Government needs an Energy Policy that protects the environment, promotes development of alternative energy sources and, utilize known oil reserves within our country that would ensure Americas Energy Independence. The Federal Government estimates that American controlled waters contain 19 billion barrels of oil and 84 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. New technology in deep-sea exploration and drilling, have found reserves in the Gulf of Mexico once thought not to be recoverable. Today’s technology now promises the development of the Bakken Oil Formation located in North Dakota and in parts of South Dakota and Montana, is believed to contain 200 billion barrels of oil. We have the oil and natural gas resources in our country to give us energy independence if our Government would adopt an energy policy that would truly embrace the goal of energy independence.