Obama energy firewall: Atlantic, Pacific and parts of Arctic off-limits for US producers
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 8:54AM 
This photograph from the Library of Congress Digital Collection is dated 1944; it was produced by the Office of War Information.. The caption said, “America's petroleum industries pour out fuel and lubricants for the United Nations.” At that point in America’s history, the enviro-lobby did not have absolute control over America’s natural resources. The Independent Petroleum Association of America is not happy with President Barack Obama’s Proposed 5-year Program for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Natural Gas leasing for 2012-2017.
IPAA sent a letter to the 5-year Program Manager at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
Based on the letter, it’s evident the Obama Administration still has offshore drilling on de facto lockdown. IPAA said the administration “should not leave the entire Atlantic and Pacific Coasts and portions of the Arctic off-limits to new oil and gas production and job creation.”
Obama even said no to one US state eager to put people back to work.
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