Political Quotes

“I come from Pennsylvania where the first oil well was drilled. I live 5 miles from Drake's well. When we discovered oil in Pennsylvania, it changed the world. The whole industrial world as we know it today came about when oil became one of our energy sources. Since then, many energy sources have been added. What do we need? Do we need ANWR, you bet. Do we need to open a lot of the west and other parts of this country that are locked up to oil and gas drilling, you bet. I am going to try to explain why. When we look at the consumption figures for the world, 39 percent of the energy used in the world is oil. And of our oil, 60 percent of that comes from unstable, unfriendly countries. That is certainly not a good position for a country like the United States to be in. Mr. Speaker, 23 percent of our energy in the world comes from natural gas, and 23 percent of the energy that fuels the world comes from coal. Now when we add those three items together, that means 85 percent of the energy consumed in the world is fossil fuel. That is an alarming figure when we think about it. Eight percent of the energy consumed in the world is nuclear. Now we are up to 93 percent of our energy. That leaves 7 percent renewables. I support renewables every way we can support them. We need to do more hydro, we need to do more wood and biomass, ethanol, and wind solar.”