What Was Said...

A recent AAPG Explorer article, What Did They Say About Climate Change?, talks about a member, Hannes Leetaru, who has setup a great website for all up to date news on energy and climate issues.  In the AAPG article, he discuss how scientist have done a poor job of communicating to the public in the past.  He makes good points such as, "we live in the public spotlight, unlike most other fields, and we need to heed this and do a much better job." So with that being said, he has created an amazing website that can lead you to all the updated news about climate and energy.

http://www.carboncapturereport.org/

As I scanned the website for most recent updates on oil news in the country, I came across a debate about President Obama's speech about high oil prices.  Are you tired of paying extremely high oil prices at the pump? (The video is long but just watching the first few minutes will give you a good idea.)

In the video, it is not clear what President Obama wants to do to help increase the supply of oil to this country.  The Fox Reports also are very confused on the prospective of the President's views on drilling.  I feel that the President has not made a clear decision on whether or not to allow a vast majority of permits for offshore drilling and oil shale drilling.  Prices in the United States are at a high again and there needs to be an increase in domestic drilling to support the decrease in foreign supply.  The United States has many resources available.  One of the greatest things about the Gulf of Mexico is that it produces oil at a very high rate and is a large contributor to our domestic supply of oil.  Therefore, the politics need to understand how the high prices are affecting the average American and need to release permits to drill in areas of high success.