President Barack Obama delivers remarks on energy at Prince George’s Community College in Largo, Maryland, March 15, 2012.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Today, the President spoke at Prince George’s Community College in Largo, Maryland about his all-of-the-above strategy to develop every available source of American-made energy.
The President's strategy— the same one the he's been pursuing since he took office– will help us reduce our dependence on foreign oil by expanding oil and gas production here at home, using more clean energy like wind power and solar power, and developing new technologies that help us use less energy altogether.
When gas prices are high, like they are now and like they’ve been in the past, Americans feel the pinch at the pump and calls for more drilling as a quick fix to bring prices down are loudest. But as the President explained (again) today, more drilling is no quick fix or silver bullet. More drilling here in the United States isn’t enough to bring prices down or meet our energy needs, and here’s how we know:
First of all, we are drilling. Under President Obama’s Administration, America is producing more oil today than at any time in the last eight years.We’re operating a record number of oil rigs, and the President has opened millions of acres for oil and gas exploration both on and offshore that will help bring even more of them online. But prices are still high.
Fonte: White House