Gayle Harrell Releases Statement on Comprehensive Energy Policy

June 23rd, 2008 at 02:31pm Anthony Bonna

Our current energy crisis is the result of a failed energy policy for the past 3 decades. Prices have risen by roughly 75 percent during Nancy Pelosi’s Speakership. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now $4.07 and increasing daily.

There is no instant fix, but we must develop a comprehensive energy policy that is pro production, pro incentive and pro nuclear. Energy is a security issue as well as an economic issue. We must become independent from foreign dictators.

Pro Production: Increase production through increased exploration and investment in finding new oil fields. There are an estimated 75 billion barrels of oil in areas of the U.S., including offshore reserves and oil shale fields, where drilling is prohibited. Open new oil fields in areas where resources have already been identified; as Anwar, western North and South Dakota and eastern Montana and off the coast of Florida. Change federal law to give all states with offshore oil and gas, including Florida, the same share of federal royalties Wyoming gets for land-based resources (48%). Use closed military facilities as location for construction of oil refineries.

Pro Incentive: Use national tax policy and incentives to unleash the creative genius of America to find new solutions to the energy problem. Promote innovation in developing new technologies to promote conservation, the use of coal, (our most abundant energy source), and alternative energy sources such as wind, solar and bio-fuel. Make the solar power and wind power tax credits permanent to create a large scale industry dedicated to domestically produced renewable fuel. Use technology and innovation to develop new methods of energy conservation. Develop a tax credit for refitting existing coal plants. Use tax policy to promote the development of cars and trucks that get over a100 miles to the galleon.

Pro nuclear: I have lived less than 10 miles from the St. Lucie Nuclear power plant for almost 30 years. We must invest in 21^st century nuclear technology, just as France has done. Since 48 % of our national energy being consumed is used in homes and other buildings, we can reduce our need for foreign fuel significantly through the use of nuclear power.

I have signed Newt Gingrich’s Drill Now petition and would challenge Mr. Mahoney to sign Congressman Lynn Westmoreland’s petition to begin drilling now.

Congressman Westmoreland’s petition can be located here.

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