{"id":1458850,"date":"2022-04-30T08:16:08","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T12:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1458850"},"modified":"2022-04-30T08:16:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-30T12:16:11","slug":"americas-energy-answers-are-right-here-at-home-why-look-elsewhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-energy-answers-are-right-here-at-home-why-look-elsewhere\/","title":{"rendered":"America\u2019s Energy Answers Are Right Here at Home; Why Look Elsewhere?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famericas-energy-answers-are-right-here-at-home-why-look-elsewhere%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1458850&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p><em>By Patrice Douglas for RealClearEnergy<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The ongoing crisis between Ukraine and Russia has underscored the American energy sector\u2019s vulnerabilities. Record high gas prices, coupled with soaring inflation, make it increasingly difficult for hard working Americans to make ends meet. Instead of unnecessarily looking to geopolitical foes to boost energy production, the Biden Administration should be boosting output right here at home.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden set out from day one steering the nation away from becoming a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/energy-environment\/597380-biden-must-confront-his-failed-policies-that-have-lead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">net exporter<\/a>\u00a0of petroleum products for the first time since\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/todayinenergy\/detail.php?id=49596\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">2011<\/a>. While President Biden would like to blame Russian President Vladimir Putin for our high prices at the pump, fuel prices have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/united-states\/joe-biden-bans-russian-fossil-fuels-and-faces-the-consequences\/21808075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">risen 39 percent<\/a>\u00a0since he took office in January, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/biden-asks-congress-for-33-billion-more-in-ukraine-aid-while-americans-struggle\/?utm_source=home-headline-stories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden Asks Congress For $33 Billion More In Ukraine Aid While Americans Struggle<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With such heavy restrictions on domestic oil production, it\u2019s hard to isolate responsibility for the price hikes in just the past few weeks.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/?_sm_au_=iVVq4rW5fWGJLZDN01TfKK3Qv3fc4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\">Gas prices<\/a> at the pump are averaging more than $4 per gallon as crude oil spot prices are now more than $100 a barrel. The best way to combat these challenges is to increase domestic energy production.<\/p>\n<p>The administration seems reluctant to look to U.S. companies and their workers for viable answers. Instead, the administration is calling on geopolitical foes; Saudi Arabia, Iran, or Venezuela. What the president has not considered are the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/congress-blog\/energy-environment\/597380-biden-must-confront-his-failed-policies-that-have-lead?rl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\">possible solutions<\/a>\u00a0in states like Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, as well as Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Even if a reversal on the Keystone XL pipeline decision is not on the table, there are other alternatives.<\/p>\n<p>The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) is one of the most technologically advanced and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.daplpipelinefacts.com\/The-Facts.html?_sm_au_=iVVq4rW5fWGJLZDN01TfKK3Qv3fc4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"5\">safest<\/a>\u00a0pipelines ever built. Entirely underground, this pipeline meets or exceeds every state, local and federal safety requirement but is once again being subjected to a redundant court-ordered environmental review.<\/p>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a recent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gainnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/DAPL-National-3.11-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\">nationwide poll<\/a>, Americans supported the continued operation of the Dakota Access Pipeline by a five to one margin. This survey, one of the first to be conducted nationwide after President Biden\u2019s announcement to ban Russian oil imports, also found that 53 percent of Americans\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gainnow.org\/2022\/03\/15\/americans-overwhelmingly-support-pres-bidens-ban-on-russian-oil-and-back-increased-u-s-energy-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"7\">would support<\/a>\u00a0increasing U.S energy production in light of this embargo.<\/p>\n<p>The data is clear: domestic energy production is the best way to avoid a crisis at home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Absent assistance from the Middle East and elsewhere, America has the potential to bring oil to market quickly and efficiently,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/business\/2022\/03\/09\/what-oil-bosses-are-saying-about-the-global-energy-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"8\">increasing output<\/a>\u00a0by 1.5 million barrels per day within 18 months; yet, this too, is dependent on a change in the administration\u2019s position regarding domestic fossil fuels. Undeniably, Americans are hopeful that rising gas prices and the ensuing economic consequences can be resolved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/u-s-gave-russian-lab-550k-for-gruesome-cat-experiments\/?utm_source=home-headline-stories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Gave Russian Lab $550K for Gruesome Cat Experiments<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Encouraging domestic oil production should become a core tenet to President Biden\u2019s approach. Specifically, the administration should support a more efficient process for permitting pipeline infrastructure, and reverse the current pause on federal leasing.<\/p>\n<p>The consequences for not investing in domestic energy production here at home are clear.\u00a0 But it is not too late to put our country back on the right course to \u2013 once again \u2013 reach energy independence.<\/p>\n<p><em>Syndicated with permission from Real Clear Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Patrice Douglas is an attorney and former chairman of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">The opinions expressed by contributors and\/or content partners are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Political Insider.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Patrice Douglas for RealClearEnergy The ongoing crisis between Ukraine and Russia has underscored the American energy sector\u2019s vulnerabilities. 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