After being rebuffed by Saudia Arabia in his quest for more oil on the world market, President Bush calls for more domestic exploration.
“Our problem in America gets solved when we aggressively go for domestic exploration,” Bush said. “Our problem in America gets solved if we expand our refining capacity, promote nuclear energy, and continue our strategy for the advancement of alternative energies, as well as conservation.”
Domestic exploration has a number of benefits, including keeping our dollars closer to home. Of course, it does help to be able to explore where we know there’s oil; the outer continental shelf and ANWR in Alaska. I’m sure finding reasons NOT to drill is easy, here are 10 reasons to proceed.
