Interior head says fracking and drilling on public lands can make U.S. a 'dominant' oil power
By Valerie Volcovici | BOSTON
Boosting drilling and mining on America's protected federal lands can help the United States become not just independent, but "dominant" as a global energy force, according to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, whose agency manages about one-fifth of U.S. territory.
In an interview with Reuters, Zinke outlined his approach to development and conservation in America's wildest spaces, and discussed how that philosophy was guiding his review of which national monuments created by past presidents should be rescinded or resized to make way for more business.
"There is a social cost of not having jobs," the former Montana Congressman and Navy Seal said in the interview on Friday. "Energy dominance gives us the ability to supply our allies with energy, as well as to leverage our aggressors, or in some cases our enemies, like Iran," he said.
Former President Barack Obama, who oversaw a huge increase in domestic energy production during his tenure while strengthening environmental protections, had advocated reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-interior-zinke-idUSKBN19A1KG
Hey asshole, the unemployment rate is below 5%. Oil is below $45/barrel today. What the fuck is the problem you are trying to solve, again?
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