COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY SECURITY PLAN NEEDED

Pelosi on Book Tour - Blocks Vote On Domestic Oil

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats are blocking votes on oil drilling legislation that would increase domestic production, reverse speculators bidding on higher prices, reduce gasoline prices, increase America's energy independence, and provide a bridge of time to the development of viable alternative energy sources.

Pelosi, in an interview published Tuesday in Politico.com, defended her efforts to stall spending bills, saying as speaker she decides which bills will make it to the House floor arguing that she wants "to save the planet." "I'm trying to save the planet. ... I will not have this debate trivialized by their excuse for their failed policy," Pelosi said. "When you win the election, you win the majority, and what is the power of the speaker? To set the agenda, the power of recognition, and I am not giving the gavel away to anyone."

Tuesday, House Minority Leader John Boehner responded by attacking Pelosi, who has been making talk-show rounds this week with a new book, titled "Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters.", "She's got time to go out and promote her new book tour and her new book, but she doesn't have time to schedule a vote on the floor of the House and let the American people have their will expressed?" Boehner told FOX News. Boehner blamed Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama for preventing relief. "For 25 years, Democrats have blocked more American-made oil and gas. That's why we're in the predicament we're in," said Boehner, R-Ohio. Voters want Congress "to vote on more American made oil and gas. We want to do that. She, Harry Reid, Barack Obama are standing in the way."

House and Senate Democrats are using their control of Congress to avoid voting on opening up the Outer Continental Shelf and the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve to oil exploration, which they say is unnecessary because oil companies already have leases to millions of acres of federal land.

Boehner suggested Obama is among Democrats who he says are influenced by a "radical group of environmentalists" pushing higher gas prices. "If you listen to Barack Obama during the primaries, you know, he didn't think $5 gas was all that bad. He was just upset it got there so quickly. And what you've got, you've got a bunch of radical environmentalists who think that we ought to have higher gasoline prices so Americans will drive less," Boehner said. "They're trying to run out the clock," Boehner said.

With four legislative weeks left before the November elections, after which Congress is likely to punt big issues until the next administration takes office, little time is left to find a means to reduce oil costs, which is blamed for driving up inflation and slowing down the economy.

Senate GOP Block Tax Credits For Alternative Energy to Force Mult-Faceted Approach

The Republicans in the Senate have countered the Democrat's single minded strategy by blocking a vote on tax credits for a variety of renewable-energy entrepreneurs. "There is no silver-bullet solution to this [high gas price] problem," Sen. Wayne Allard, said, "We must increase our supply of traditional energy sources as soon as possible as a bridge to the future when we can sustain a vibrant economy with alternative sources of energy."

Colorado Oil Shale: 800 Billion Barrels of Oil Blocked by Colorado Democrats

Despite the liberal media's best efforts to mislead the American people and the residents of Colorado, the oil shale deposits in Colorado are a viable option that should be given a "green light" for development. However, as objectively described by Senator Wayne Allard, the politicization of this topic by Senator Ken Salazar & Rep. DeGette is blocking the mere issuance of federal regulations by the Dept. of the Interior that would govern oil shale development. See Guest Commentary: Skewed logic over oil shale by U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard, Denver Post, 07/24/2008 online: http://www.denverpost.com/opinionheadlines/ci_9974504

American Energy Independence is Very Important for Lower Gas Prices & National Security.

Our nation's future security and prosperity depends on the next President making the hard choices that will break our nation's strategic dependence on foreign sources of energy and will ensure our economic prosperity by meeting tomorrow's demands for a clean portfolio. Only one candidate - John McCain - has made the necessary choices - producing more power, pushing technology to help free our transportation sector from its use of foreign oil, cleaning up our air and addressing climate change, and ensuring that Americans have dependable energy sources. Only John McCain has developed and published a Comprehensive Energy Plan, named after the location of the 1 st American act of Independence:

THE LEXINGTON PROJECT

http://www.johnmccain.com//Informing/Issues/17671aa4-2fe8-4008-859f-0ef1468e96f4.htm

John McCain's plan will do the following:

· Commit Our Country To Expanding Domestic Oil Exploration

· Promote And Expand The Use Of Our Domestic Supplies Of Natural Gas.

· John McCain's Clean Car Challenge to the automakers of America, in the form of a single and substantial tax credit for the consumer based on the reduction of carbon emissions. He will commit a $5,000 tax credit for each and every customer who buys a zero carbon emission car.

· Propose A $300 Million Prize To Improve Battery Technology For Full Commercial Development Of Plug-In Hybrid And Fully Electric Automobiles.

· Support Flex-Fuel Vehicles (FFVs).

· Supports Alcohol-Based Fuels As Both An Alternative To Gasoline And As A Means of Expanding Consumers' Choices.

· Believes That The U.S. Must Become A Leader In A New International Green Economy.

· Commit $2 Billion Annually To Advancing Clean Coal Technologies.

· Construct 45 New Nuclear Power Plants By 2030 With The Ultimate Goal Of Eventually Constructing 100 New Plants.

· Encourage The Market For Alternative, Low Carbon Fuels Such As Wind, Hydro And Solar Power.

Colorado Citizens Should Act NOW - Before the Congressional Session Ends.

What can Colorado citizens do about this problem? It is clear that Senator Wayne Allard has hit the nail on the head in the most common-sense approach to this problem, and this multi-faceted approach should be pushed forward to benefit this country. I urge every Colorado resident to separately contact 3 offices: The offices of Sen. Salazar, Rep. DeGette, and their own Congressional Representative to complain about the Democrat's blocking of the vote on expanding domestic oil and oil shale production.

Contact Info for Colorado's Congressional Representatives & Senators:

Representative Diana DeGette 1 st District

600 Grant Street Suite 202, Denver, CO 80203 (303) 844-4988; Fax: (303) 844-4996

Email: http://www.house.gov/formdegette/zip_auth.htm (Note: DeGette is unwilling to accept emails from citizens outside the 1st District of Colorado.)

Representative Mark Udall - 2nd District

Westminster Office: 8601 Turnpike Drive #206, Westminster, CO 80031 Phone: (303) 650-7820; Fax: (303) 650-7827

West Slope Office: 291 Main St., P.O. Box 325, Minturn, CO 81645 Phone: (970) 827-4154; Fax: (970) 827-4138

Email: http://markudall.house.gov/HoR/CO02/Contact+Mark/Contact+Mark.htm

Representative John T. Salazar - 3rd District

Grand Junction Office: 225 North 5th Street, STE 702, Grand Junction, CO 81501, Phone: 970-245-7107; 970- 245-2194 (fax).

Pueblo Office: 134 West B Street, Pueblo, CO 81003, Phone: 719-543-8200; 719-543-8204 (fax)

Durango Office: 813 Main Avenue, Suite 300, Durango, CO 81301, Phone: 970-259-1012; 970-259-9467 (fax)

Alamosa Office: 609 Main Street, #6, Alamosa, CO 81101,Phone: 719-587-5105; 719-587-5137 (fax)

Email: http://www.house.gov/salazar/contact.shtml

Representative Marilyn Musgrave - 4th District

3553 Clydesdale Parkway, Suite 110, Loveland, CO 80538; (970) 663-3536; (970) 663-5270 fax; Email: http://musgrave.house.gov/contactform/

Representative Doug Lamborn - 5 th District

3730 Sinton Road, Suite 150, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, Phone: (719) 520-0055; Fax: (719) 520-0840

Buena Vista Office: 415 Main Street, Buena Vista, CO 81211, Phone: (719) 520-0055; Fax: (719) 520-0840

Representative Tom Tancredo - 6th District

6099 S. Quebec St., Suite 200, Centennial, Colorado 80111; Phone: 720.283.9772; Fax: 720.283.9776

Castle Rock Office: 240 Wilcox St., Castle Rock, Colorado 80104, Phone: 303.688.3430; Fax: 303.688.3524

Littleton Office: 1800 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton, Colorado 80120, Phone: 720.283.7575; Fax: 720.283.8795

Email: http://tancredo.house.gov/contact_tom.html

Representative Ed Perlmutter - 7 th District

12600 West Colfax Avenue, Suite B-400, Lakewood, CO 80215, Phone: 303.274.7944; Fax: 303.274.6455, Email: http://perlmutter.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm

Senator Wayne Allard

Denver Office: 7340 E. Caley, Suite 215, Englewood, CO 80111, Phone: (303) 220-7414; Fax: (303) 220-8126

Colorado Springs Office: 111 S. Tejon, Suite 300, Colorado Springs, CO 80903,Phone: (719) 634-6071; Fax: (719) 636-2590

Pueblo Office: 411 Thatcher Bldg.,5th & Main Sts., Pueblo, CO 81003, Phone: (719) 545-9751; Fax: (719) 545-3832

Grand Junction Office: 215 Federal Bldg., 400 Rood Ave., Grand Junction, CO 81501, Phone: (970) 245-9553; Fax: (970) 245-9523

Durango Office: 954 East 2nd Avenue, Suite 107, Durango, CO 81301, Phone: (970) 375-6311; Fax: (970) 375-1321

Loveland Office: 5401 Stone Creek Circle, Suite 203, Loveland, CO 80538, Phone: (970) 461-3530; Fax: (970) 461-3658

Senator Ken Salazar

Pikes Peak Region: 409 North Tejon, Suite 107, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, Phone: (719) 328-1100; Fax:(719) 328-1129; Staff: Annie Oatman-Gardner, Regional Director; Angela Joslyn, Regional Representative; Josh Still, Staff Assistant

North Central Region: 11 Old Town Square, Suite 260, Fort Collins, CO 80524; Phone: 970-224-2200; Fax: 970-224-2205; Staff: Margaret Corwin, Regional Director; Lexie Herbert, Regional Representative

High Plains Region: 109 E. Railroad Avenue, Number 4, Ft. Morgan, C0 80701, Phone: 970-542-9446; Fax: 970-542-3088; Staff: Mac McGraw, Regional Representative

Arkansas River Region: 129 West B Street, Pueblo, CO 81003; Phone number 719 542-7550; Fax number 719 542-7555; Staff: Dwight Gardner, Regional Director; Jason Cordova, Regional Representative.

Four Corners Region: 835 East 2nd Avenue, Suite 203, Durango, CO 81301, Phone: (970) 259-1710; Fax: (970) 259-9789; Staff: Ann Brown, Regional Director; Lisa Schwantes, Regional Representative

Western Slope/I 70 Corridor Region: 225 North 5th Street Suite 511, Grand Junction, CO 81501, Phone: 970-241-6631; Fax: 970-241-8313; Staff: Trudy Kareus, Regional Director; Jay Fetcher, Regional Representative/I 70 West Randy See, Regional Representative Jerry Otero, Staff Assistant

Alamosa: 609 Main Street, #110, Alamosa, CO 81101, Phone: 719-587-0096;FAX: 719-587-0098; Staff: Charlotte Bobicki, Regional Representative

Finally, let us recognize that the economic future and energy security of our country will depend upon us doing everything possible to help put John McCain in the White House. Please go to www.johnmccain.com to volunteer.