Too Much Reliance on Foreign Energy on Energy Freedom Day

By Congressman Rob Bishop, 1st District

October 1, 2009, marks the one year anniversary of the expiration of the congressional moratoriums on offshore and oil shale drilling. 

Though 12 months have passed, we have seen little progress on the domestic energy front.  In fact, Energy Freedom Day is itself an oxymoron, because we are no more free of our dependence on foreign energy today than we were one year ago. 

In fact, over the past year, roughly 60% of all consumed energy resources were imported from foreign countries.  This is an alarming statistic given the resources located right here in the U.S.  Simply put, America has the resources to become energy independent. ...