Does anybody know if this is true?

June 27, 2006
Sen. Kerry Unveils Energy Plan
Erstwhile Presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) laid out his energy plan yesterday in a speech at Faneuil Hall in Boston. We note it here without comment, will let you draw your own conclusions. We'll only note that his tacit condemnation of SUV owners rings a little hollow, since we seem to recall he drives a few of them.

No matter, here's a link to the full speech and here's a link to a summary outlining (their words, not ours), his "Three Big New Ideas," some of which "reprises some themes" from the campaign of 2004, when they were really new.





Posted by Pat Cleary at June 27, 2006 07:36 AM

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By John Engler
President, National Association of Manufacturers

As Congress prepares to leave for the Independence Day recess, there will be a big push to get through their legislative agenda this week. But before the legislators head off to celebrate our nation’s independence, they will stop to observe House Energy Week.

The quest for a more aggressive energy policy gained momentum last week with the introduction of a new bipartisan compromise in the House. The legislation, H.R. 4761 - The Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006, reflects the leadership of House Resources Committee Chairman Richard Pombo (R-PA), as well as U.S. Reps. John Peterson (R-PA), Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Bobby Jindal (R-LA) and Charlie Melancon (D-LA). The legislation will authorize safe development of the abundant oil and natural gas supplies in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) from 100 miles offshore. It also includes provisions for states to opt-in/opt-out on oil and/or natural gas drilling from 0-50 or 50-100 miles offshore.

The OCS is estimated to have enough natural gas to heat 100 million homes for 60 years, and enough oil to drive 85 million cars for 35 years. These abundant supplies of energy are readily available for relatively quick development and integration into our economy.

Unfortunately, for a generation, Congress has balked at authorizing the environmentally responsible development of more domestic sources of natural gas. Some 85 percent of the OCS has been off-limits since 1981. We can no longer afford such antiquated policies.

Now is the time to address this problem. In order to compete and succeed in the global marketplace, our country needs a plentiful, diverse and affordable energy supply. With our manufacturing base and our communities at risk, it’s time to expand energy supplies through OCS development. Please join us in this important endeavor.


More information is available at www.secureourenergy.com. To contact your lawmakers in favor of OCS energy development, visit www.nam.org/energysupplynow.


June 26, 2006