Congressman Pete King

Energy

We must reduce our dependence on foreign oil which threatens our economy and our national security. I strongly support offshore oil drilling and drilling in the ANWR section of Alaska. This is environmentally safe and will significantly increase our domestic oil production. We must also reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens which have prevented us from building a new oil refinery in more than 25 years. We should also increase conservation, encourage nuclear energy in areas of the country that do not have evacuation concerns and pursue alternative forms of energy such as wind, solar, hydropower and bio-fuel.