Indiana Public Radio and WIBC93.1 covered the Burton District Energy Forum from Monday.
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Burton Calling for Domestic Oil Drilling
July 28, 2008 — indianapublicbroadcasting
Central Indiana Congressman Dan Burton today continued his push for more U.S. oil drilling as part of the solution to increased fuel demands. His comments came at a meeting in Indianapolis, where Burton was joined by representatives of the U.S. Department of Energy and the oil industry. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Marianne Holland reports.
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White House, GOP Keep Up Push for More Drilling
Officials at Indy energy forum say oil should be one of many fuel sources
By Eric Berman
7/28/2008
WIBC
A call for not a silver bullet, but a "silver buckshot" solution to America's energy woes.
Congressional Republicans have been pushing to loosen restrictions on oil drilling. Fifth District Congressman Dan Burton brought together a panel of drilling supporters for an energy forum in Indianapolis. Former Argonne National Lab scientist William Ellingson says seven out of every ten barrels of oil America uses goes to transportation, and alternative fuels can only go so far in replacing the other three. He says even the most powerful wind turbine yet developed produces one-quarter of one-percent of the energy of a nuclear or coal-fired generating plant.
The Bush Administration is calling for an across-the-board approach to energy, with more support for renewable and alternative fuels alongside increased drilling. Department of Energy official Michael Brairton argues the solution to high gas prices rests with increased supply. He notes the U-S has reduced its oil consumption by 400-thousand barrels a day, but China has increased its usage by more than that. Worldwide demand is up one-point-three-billion barrels a day.
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