Welcome to GOP.gov | 
June 2008
Monthly Archive
Energy Fact of the Day - Thursday, June 26
71% of Americans want their elected leaders in Washington to focus on “increasing the energy supplies of the United States and lowering the cost of gasoline and electricity,” while just 18% want Congress to focus on “combating global warming, also known as climate change, even if it means higher gasoline and electricity prices.”
Source: American Solutions
Tagged as: Energy
Posted 26 Jun 2008
Energy Polling Update
Americans Continue to Line Up Behind Republican Energy Solutions
76% |
Fox News Poll: “Just over three-quarters (76 percent) support immediately increasing oil drilling in the United States. More than seven in 10 Democrats (71 percent) also hold this view.” (6/21/08) |
68% |
Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll: When all registered voters are asked whether they support increased exploration for oil and natural gas, 68% respond in the affirmative. (6/24/08) |
60% |
Reuters/Zogby Poll: “Most Americans support more U.S. oil drilling … Some 59.6 percent of Americans surveyed in the poll released on Wednesday said they would favor government efforts to boost domestic drilling and refinery construction to cool record prices.” (Reuters, 6/18/08) |
67% |
Rasmussen Reports: “According to Rasmussen, 67 percent of Americans support oil drilling off the nation’s coasts and 64 percent think it will lower gas prices.” (The Hill, “The Briefing Room,” 6/17/08) |
57% |
Gallup Poll: “Americans also support … drilling in U.S. coastal and wilderness areas now off limits (57%).” (Gallup, 5/28/08) |
Tagged as: Energy
Posted 25 Jun 2008
Energy Fact of the Day - Wednesday, June 25
TOTAL ONSHORE OIL AND GAS (not including oil shale)
Only 8% (2.48 billion barrels) of the oil and 10% (23.1 trillion cubic feet) of the natural gas are accessible under standard leasing terms.
Source: Inventory of Onshore Federal Oil and Natural Gas Resources and Restrictions to Their Development, Bureau of Land Management, May 2008.
Tagged as: Energy
Posted 25 Jun 2008
Energy Fact of the Day - Tuesday, June 24
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages the 700 million acres federally owned sub-surface mineral estate, only 6% of which has been leased for oil & gas exploration and development.
Source: Bureau of Land Management
Tagged as: Energy
Posted 24 Jun 2008
Energy Fact of the Day - Monday, June 23
85 percent of the Lower 48 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) energy resources remain under the lock and key of the federal government.
Source: U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS)
Tagged as: Energy
Posted 23 Jun 2008
Energy Fact of the Day - Friday, June 20
73% of all exploratory and development wells in 2007 were for natural gas.
Source: Energy Information Administration
Tagged as: Energy
Posted 20 Jun 2008
Energy Fact of the Day - Thursday, June 19
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administers the 700 million acres of federally owned sub-surface mineral estate, only 6% of which has been leased for oil & gas exploration and development.
Source: The Bureau of Land Management
Tagged as: Energy
Posted 19 Jun 2008
Energy Fact of the Day - Wednesday, June 18
Only 3% of the United States’ 1.76 billion acre outer continental shelf (OCS) is leased for oil and gas exploration and development.
Source: Minerals Management Service
Tagged as: Energy
Posted 18 Jun 2008
Energy Fact of the Day - Tuesday, June 17
Drilling of oil and natural gas exploratory wells increased by 98% from 2000 to 2007. Yet, crude oil production decreased 12.4%.
Source: Energy Information Agency
Tagged as: Energy
Posted 17 Jun 2008
Energy Fact of the Day - Monday, June 16
Wind-generated electricity increased by 45% between 2005 and 2006 and by 21% between 2006 and 2007, more than any other renewable source of generation in both years.
Source: Energy Information Agency
Tagged as: Energy
Posted 16 Jun 2008
