Opposition Rises to Increased Nuclear Power Use; Offshore Drilling Support Rebounds

We need our own energy and not just the lame wind and solar. We need our own gas and oil and coal. According to Forbes the U.S. has more natural resorces than all the arab countries combined.

Hey whats the deal with our president promising Brazil that we are going to invest in their deep oil exploration drilling when he has imposed a moratorium on offshore drilling in the Gulf and Alaska's continental shelf. It is ok to give our money to foreign countries to do deep well oil drilling but we must put our people out of work because offshore oil drilling is too risky?! Yes, we are bringing in more oil than ever but that was not because of President Obama but the moves made by previous administrations and a push to be less dependent on foreign energy sources. I do not understand this president and his dislike for domestic oil and coal production while he embraces giving our money to a foreign nation to do what he is denying us. We need jobs and his obstinate stance is hurting our economy but is truly nonsensical in light of his promises to Brazil!

While I strongly oppose Bush's depletion of our reserves,which he refilled with foreign oil (way to support our economy government),I amvery glad to see another permit issued. It's not enough. Living in Wyoming or Maryland,one may not notice. Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida do. Ironically, we were hit with the oil spill, but it is much harder to see friends out of work because there is no offshore economy (or in other sectors because they can't afford to drive to work everyday.) While fishing in Lake Theriot in southern Louisiana, I passed by at least 10 parked and stacked offshore oil rigs that were not only empty showing job loss, but they were serving no purpose and drilling no oil. We have resources in place. Unemployment and the economy surely will only suffer more than it already has in my opinion if Congress does not increase drilling.

We haven't built a new nuclear power plant in over 30 years, obama put restrictions on coal, then oil drilling. Obama and the democrats have no energy policy, jimmy carter established the DOE to make America "energy independent" within 20 years; how has that worked out? It's time to drill for oil and natural gas, open Yucca Mnt to store nuclear waste, mine for coal and stop thinking that solar and wind are a real option.

Energy Policy: While leaving U.S. oil and jobs in the ground, our itinerant president tells a South American neighbor that we'll help it develop its offshore resources so we can one day import its oil. WHAT?!?

His "What, me worry?" presidency has given both Americans and our allies plenty to worry about. But in the process of making nice with Brazil, Obama made a mind-boggling announcement that should make even his most loyal supporter cringe:

We will help Brazil develop its offshore oil so we can one day import it.

We have noted this double standard before, particularly when — at a time when the president was railing against tax incentives for U.S. oil companies — we supported the U.S. Export-Import Bank's plan to lend $2 billion to Brazil's state-run Petrobras with the promise of more to follow.

Now, with a seven-year offshore drilling ban in effect off of both coasts, on Alaska's continental shelf and in much of the Gulf of Mexico — and a de facto moratorium covering the rest — Obama tells the Brazilians:

"We want to help you with the technology and support to develop these oil reserves safely. And when you're ready to start selling, we want to be one of your best customers."

I am under the impression that there have been extrodinary advances made in atomic energy production in the last 25-30 years.
Why don't we hear more about these advances as some of them reduce the potential danger by half.
There is even some successful engineering in room temp fusion in our own Navy department which could lead to almo0st no danger or spent fuel.
Again why don't we hear more about such things? It might make our minds up in a very big way.

Our Nuclear plants are old and out dated, time to move on. Anyone that say they are cheap and safe is full of it. They cost big time to keep running and one mistake mean massive cost in money and lives, Who in this day would want something that produces a toxic waste that is deadly for 100,000 of years, when there are so many other forms of safe energy. The answer to our energy needs are not one thing but many. We as a nation should face this like when we helped rebuild Europe after WW2, we need a marshall plan for energy. Its time we cut the ties to big oil who has been holding us back. We need to invest in all froms and fast.