Tell the MMS to Increase Off Shore Oil Exploration & Production

The U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) has developed a new five year (2010-2015) plan for sales of off shore oil & gas leases. The plan is in the form of a 3.7MB pdf file.

The DPP proposes a total of 31 OCS lease sales in 12 areas (4 areas off Alaska, 3 areas off the
Atlantic coast, 2 areas off the Pacific coast, and 3 areas in the Gulf of Mexico). Maps A and
B show the areas proposed for leasing (proposed program areas). Table A lists the location
and timing of the proposed lease sales. Of the 31 sales, 10 sales are in 6 areas that were
formerly under executive and/or congressional restrictions.

Of course, President Obama does not agree with his predecessor’s policy on off shore leasing. The LibTards who support him are producing increasing opposition to the draft proposal. The time frame for public comment on the plan has been extended 180 days to September 21, 2009. The extension should afford you ample time to review the plan and send in your comments before the deadline.

Everything we purchase involves petroleum in its transportation, if not as a feed stock and source of energy used in its production. The imbalance between demand and supply has caused painful inflation, which will take a bigger bite as incomes are reduced or eliminated by the economic depression.

If you want to keep your house warm and your automobile on the road, you should want to see significant increases in domestic oil and gas production. Our hope for the next five years is in the new plan. New off shore leases will be limited to those included in the final plan.

If you want to see reduced inflation and preserve your ability to keep warm and mobile, then you should express your support for the proposed five year leasing plan. The Consumer Energy Alliance provides an easy to use email form so that you can send your comments to the MMS.

Please don’t stop there; visit http://www.congress.org to send emails to President Obama, your Representative & Senators urging them to approve the plan.

Act Now for Lower Fuel Prices

The following message comes from the Consumer Energy Alliance. They make it easy to send a message to the bureaucrats responsible for planning off shore leases such as those President Obama recently canceled. Please join me in sending a message favoring maximal exploration & development on the home front. The sooner we get started, the sooner we’ll reap the benefits.

February 2009

CEA Newsletter
Issue 23

Message from CEA President David Holt
As a new Congress and administration look to confront the historic and related challenges of an economy in peril and millions of Americans out of work, CEA continues to make the case that an “all of the above,” supply-oriented energy strategy remains the best and most immediate way to stimulate our economy, create new jobs, and generate billions in additional revenue...more

Support the Five-Year Plan Draft Proposed Program to Develop Offshore Oil & Gas Resources!
A significant domestic supply of energy can be safely and efficiently found right here off of America’s shores. The U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) currently administers the considerable oil and natural gas resources contained in our offshore waters and wants to hear from you about offshore oil and gas development.

Opposition to offshore energy development is mounting. We need you to let Washington know you support reasonable accesss to America’s offshore energy resources.

Send in your comments today!

Support Offshore Wind Power!
The Minerals Management Service is now accepting public comments on a final proposal to develop an offshore wind energy facility off of the Massachusetts coast.

The Cape Wind Energy Project has the potential to power more than 200,000 homes in Massachusetts.

Send in your comments today!

Tell MMS to Get Into Gear!

As soon as I read this email from CEA, I visited their web site and sent the email. I urge you to take the same action. The Bureaucrats need to hear from us, now and loudly. It is 40 years too damn late for sensible action, and we can’t wait any longer! Please do your part to make it happen.

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Call to Action!

Take action to support access to our offshore oil & gas resources! The U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) is currently accepting public comments through March 23, 2009 regarding the Draft Proposed OCS Oil & Gas Leasing Program for 2010-2015 (DPP). The DPP outlines the MMS plan to conduct 31 offshore oil and natural gas lease sales in 12 different planning areas around the country – including the North Atlantic, Middle Atlantic (which includes VA and NC), South Atlantic (which includes SC and GA) and Pacific (which includes CA). It is important that we allow for the responsible development of our domestic oil and natural gas resources to ensure our energy & economic security, diversify supply, create jobs and create federal, state and local revenue. WE NEED YOUR HELP! Let MMS and the federal government know that you support reasonable access to America’s offshore energy resources. ACTION NEEDED The MMS must hear from you. Visit the Call to Action page of our website and send a comment! It will only take a few seconds. Click here! CEA Website | Newsletter Archive | Related Topics

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