During the month of August, House Republicans asked for a vote on their energy bill, the American Energy Act. When House Democrats returned from their five week recess, Speaker Nancy Pelosi promised a vote on a comprehensive energy solution. The bill she introduced is anything but comprehensive. It offers no provisions for oil shale exploration, nuclear power expansion, or clean coal or coal-to-liquid technology. There will be no drilling in ANWR, and the bill does not even provide for one new oil refinery. The drilling provision also calls for drilling 50 miles from our nation's shores. Most of the oil available is located 3-50 miles, so in essense this bill is a "no drill" energy bill. Nancy Pelosi's so called comprehensive energy bill is anything but comprehensive. It won't even produce more American made energy for Americans. She has made it abundantly clear that she intends to drive oil companies from America completely.
