Drill, Baby, Drill!

Earth Policy InstituteNews ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseSeptember 18, 2008
DRILLING FOR OIL IS NOT THE ANSWER
With attention turning to the second round of the energy debate in the U.S. Senate, the Earth Policy Institute thought you might find useful a brief summary of the facts behind drilling, gasoline prices and America’s energy future.
Geological and economic realities make clear that drilling for oil cannot make the U.S. energy independent or reduce gasoline prices. Drilling is an expensive and dangerous red herring, especially because far better options exist. A new Earth Policy Institute analysis finds that powering a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle fleet with clean, renewable energy sources like wind and solar would have a seismic price impact: instead of paying $4 per gallon at the gasoline pump, we could plug in at home for the wind-generated-electricity equivalent of less than $1 per gallon. The U.S. Department of Energy reports that the wind resources in just three states--North Dakota, Kansas, and Texas--are sufficient to meet national electricity needs.
We hope you find the information below useful. It is also posted on-line with references at www.earthpolicy.org/Bulletins/2008/Bulletin3.htm.

Natural Gas Drilling in NEPA

A special Web page specific to the Marcellus Shale that features resources for industry and information for landowners and the public on drilling has been created by DEP and is available at www.depweb.state.pa.us. Type "Oil and Gas" in the keyword box and click on the link to that page. Once you arrive at the "Oil and Gas" page, click on "Marcellus Page." For a map of the permits issued and wells drilled in the Marcellus Shale, scroll down to the "Maps" section at the bottom of the page.

Airline's Environmental Educational Campaign

Here's another example of businesses getting into green discourse. The question is whether it's "greenwashing" or really a positive environmental change. http://www.airlines.org/NR/rdonlyres/770B5715-5C6F-44AA-AA8C-DC9AEB4E7E12/0/2008AnnualReport.pdf