Is offshore drilling the solution to our energy crisis?

In reality drilling is the slowest, dirtiest, and most expensive way to solve our energy crisis. Offshore drilling is not the solution to U.S. energy independence, and I am against opening parts of the Arctic, Pacific and Atlantic oceans to oil and natural gas production.

Will drilling in the refuge solve America's energy problem?

The doomed fate of the local fisherman and the environment were foretold in the infamous chants of 'Drill, Baby, Drill. I will continue to work in Washington to oppose any efforts to expand drilling off our Coasts and to challenge my colleagues to adopt responsible energy policies. Drilling in the refuge will not solve America's energy problem.

Are oil drilling and coal mining harming the environment?

Oil drilling and coal mining are killing endangered wildlife, polluting rivers, creating smog over wilderness areas and blocking wildlife corridors in America's most treasured landscapes. We're not building a nuclear reactor here. We're not drilling a mile beneath the surface of the ocean with no plan in case something goes wrong.

Should we drill in the Arctic Refuge?

Drilling in the Refuge is completely unnecessary when we could improve the average fuel economy of cars, minivans and SUV's by just 3 miles a gallon and save more oil within 10 years than we could ever produce from the Arctic Refuge. Enjoy our drilling quotes collection.

Can big oil and Big Coal expand to the Arctic?

Cargo shipping, cruising, mining, oil drilling, fishing - all these industrial activities could expand to the Arctic, one of the last remaining wild places, and with potentially devastating consequences. But Big Oil and Big Coal have always been as skilled at propaganda as they are at mining and drilling.