Should Arctic be opened to energy exploration? Yes: Arctic access essential for energy security
October 23, 2017
THE U.S. Energy Information Administration just released its annual International Energy Outlook, and it confirms that we’ll need more natural gas and oil in the coming decades. A lot more.
EIA projects that natural gas, oil and coal will supply about 76 percent of the world's energy in 2050, and that world energy consumption will increase 28 percent by 2040.
The United States is well-positioned to meet our energy needs and remain a world energy leader, but only if we take advantage of our resources.
That's why Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's order in June calling for increased energy exploration in Alaska is such welcome news. "The only path for energy dominance is a path through the great state of Alaska," Zinke said, and the data backs him up.
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