Democrats state that oil companies have authorization to drill in certain areas, but choose not to. Why?

The energy bill was rejected today because some Democrats say that oil companies have authorization to drill in many regions but choose not to. Where are these reserves? What is standing in the way of drilling? Democrats don't want to authorize new areas when these other areas have been given approval. I want to know more, but can't find out.Democrats state that oil companies have authorization to drill in certain areas, but choose not to. Why?
I am looking for an answer for the same exact question! I am watching The Energy/Global Warning Committee on C-SPAN right now and the DEM'S are really using the permit issue and speculators as their excuse, They claim only 26% of the permits have been acted upon, but do not expand on why the other 74% is docile. They also fail to mention that speculators donate twice as much to the DEM'S than the Republicans.


I suspect that the DEM'S are bullshiting us like usual. Sierra Club, Greenpeace, etc own the Dem's and nothing is more important than re-election.


Back to the fundamental question:


HOW CAN THE DEM'S DENY AMERICANS FROM DRILLING FOR AMERICAN OIL. IT MAKES NO SENSE, IT'S ILLOGICAL!


In a way I really hope we have a disruption with oil (hopefully before election day), a hurricane in the Gulf or war in some OPEC Country. This would send fuel prices through the roof and consequently expose the Dem's for the common man hater that they really are.


If anyone has an answer on the why regarding the permits please let me know v1michg@yahoo...Thanks





P.S - Man man Global Warming is the biggest Heist in the History of man. Al Gore is the master thief!Democrats state that oil companies have authorization to drill in certain areas, but choose not to. Why?
Drill or don't drill, dose not make any difference, high gas prices are here to stay, don't listing to any of their bull, if everybody had a car to get 100 mpg ,the price of fuel would go to 20 dollars per gallon, its controlled by the big boys, dose not make any difference what we do, ther is plenty of oil now.
Republicans dont want to loose their golden goose, known as oil, so they blame Democrats for the reason they are ripping us off. Democrats do not own the oil company. Its just excuses and lies. There is not reason to charge what they are except that they can. We do not need antoher atternative yet. So why charge as if it were the case. We have time and they have the ability, do you think they are going to llok fo r an alternative and cut off their own head?
Florida's Republican governor has said no to request to drill off the coast





http://www.reuters.com/article/GlobalEnv鈥?/a>





no lies there
Call your Democratic friends and ask them ? Isn't it best to go right to the source when you have a question which needs answering?
if you are a democrat a lie is just another tool