Recently, the Obama Administration announced that they will approve new oil and gas drilling off Virginia’s coast, parts of the mid and south Atlantic, and near Alaska’s shores. This news has come to a surprise to many of Obama’s supporters, especially young people who are dedicated to preserving the environment. Here are a few questions that young people have asked about Obama’s decision to drill for oil. Hopefully the administration will be answering these questions at some point in the near future
Shouldn’t Obama be using drilling as a bargaining chip for real climate legislation, rather than an Easter present to the oil industry? Cadbury eggs are much better for the environment.
Why is Obama doing this now? Is it because he feels like people will hate him less since he gave us health care?
Is there anyone who feels like this is more than a temporary solution to a much bigger problem?
Why do they think this is worth the destruction? Is this an attempt to cross party lines?
How is he going to address his liberal environmental base on this issue?
Young people from coastal communities knocked on thousands of doors for the President in large part because of what has now become a broken promise. Is the President counting on similar enthusiasm from young people during the mid-term elections? If so, how will young people be motivated to do so when the President is loudest in announcing his support for dirty energy?
But the overwhelming majority of people asked this: