President Obama Opens Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling w New Bio Fuel Fighter jet at Vandenberg AFB Energy Security and Independence President Obama announces plans to open new offshore areas for oil and gas development in ways that protect the environment and as part of a larger strategy to ensure energy security and independence.

(1/27/10) Barack Obama–State of the Union: “To create more of these clean energy jobs, we need more production, more efficiency, more incentives. That means building a new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants in this country. It means making tough decisions about opening new offshore areas for oil and gas development. It means continued investment in advanced biofuels and clean coal technologies.” Background Article: “Obama Said to Seek Billion in Nuclear-Power Loan Guarantees”: www.bloomberg.com