House Republicans will increase the production of American-made energy in an environmentally-safe way. This includes the exploration of next generation oil, natural gas, and coal and the production of advanced alternative fuels like cellulosic and clean coal-to-liquids – all while protecting our natural resources for future generations. House Republicans will also: |
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Support actions that reduce America’s dependence on energy from unstable foreign governments and dictatorships by increasing environmentally-safe production of oil and natural gas in areas such as the arctic coastal plain and in deep ocean energy resources; and |
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Promote unconventional fuels such as coal-to-liquids technology and recovering our vast oil shale reserves by: |
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Increasing access for environmentally responsible development of conventional and unconventional domestic oil and natural gas production; |
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Providing coal-to-liquids financing and tax incentives; |
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Unlocking two trillion barrels of shale oil on government-owned land in the American West. This access alone would supply Americans gasoline needs and make America totally independent from foreign oil for 200 years.
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