Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Meanwhile - in Norway
They have no energy crises; so, one might conclude that they are smarter than Americans.
Or maybe, their politicians just have their priorities right...
Or maybe, their politicians just have their priorities right...
At FamilySecurityMatters.org, Newt Gingrich reports from Norway:
"The United States was a leader in the creation of the offshore drilling industry in the 1950s and early 1960s, but today it's countries like Norway that are leaders in the field.
Norway's annual output of 1.6 billion barrels of oil comes exclusively from offshore drilling. Oil and natural gas are transported through a network of sub seafloor pipelines. Norway is the home to the world's largest natural gas drilling platform.
And the truly remarkable fact is that Norway has built this robust offshore oil and gas drilling industry alongside large and thriving fishing and tourism industries."
