Chris Sununu: “I think our energy policy and our approach to its provision ought to be driven by a need for balance, for…”

“I think our energy policy and our approach to its provision ought to be driven by a need for balance, for evenhandedness, for a thoughtful approach, and that means not stepping forward and offering a lot of rhetoric, being careful about statements that might be misleading. And to that extent, earlier we heard a description about the Brooks Range and flying over the Brooks Range, and I think it is important for Members to understand the Brooks Range is not in the 1001 area, the 1.5 million acres that would be made available to leasing. It is not in there, not contained, not part of it. So we can talk about the beauty of the Brooks Range, but it has nothing to do with this provision. We make tradeoffs all the time. You build a road, you make tradeoffs. You have to take land to build that road. You grow crops, you have to clear land and affect the environment for growing crops and food, growing cotton for clothing. You drive your car, you are using gasoline. You turn on your computer, you are using electricity. You have to build the lines to shift electricity around the country, build transmission. All of these choices in our modern society involve tradeoffs, and we should be balanced and thoughtful about how we weigh these costs and benefits.…”