Press release from Brent Maupin for Congress:
Sedona, AZ (June 11, 2008) – Businessman, author and candidate for US Congress in Arizona’s 1st congressional district, Brent Maupin, commented on published news reports that Congress is going to look at offshore oil drilling.
According to the reports, US Rep. John Peterson is pushing for an amendment to a spending bill that would open up U.S. waters between 50 and 200 miles for off shore for drilling. The first 50 miles off shore would be left alone.
Speaking of the plan Brent Maupin said, “Considering the Minerals Management Service estimates, there are more than 80 billion barrels of oil located offshore obviously Congressman Peterson’s amendment is worth discussing. However, we can not look to off shore drilling without putting the proper environmental safeguards in place.”
“We can not drill just for the sake of drilling,” Maupin continued. “If we are going to look off shore for oil it must be a part of an overall plan to achieve energy independence and those involved in the planning process have to understand that drilling for more oil is only a short term solution. We must put more time, money and energy into alternative sources and move away from oil. There is no reason to open areas to exploration that have been closed since 1981 if we are not doing it to eliminate our dependency on foreign oil.”
“I can not support any plan that does not have the elimination of foreign oil as its objective. We send our young men and women off to foreign countries to protect foreign oil and that is too high a price to pay,” Maupin said.
Brent Maupin is a business owner, civil engineer and architect, author, singer and songwriter and won a battle with cancer that doctors said could not be beaten. He is a father of two and has been a resident of northern Arizona for over 15 years.
G.E. – To the question, Maupin’s position is far better the the major party candidates in his race. The others simple use their party’s talking points.
As to auctioning off the lands, I’m not sure where he stands on it but I will continue to watch and listen.
I thought 50 miles out was International waters !?
And ,I apologize for correcting you and mispelling “WACKOS” lol…
You are truly libertarian, I agree they need to SALE, SALE and SALE some more, but have some super badaxx auditors watching their every move…
indyobserver – Is Maupin’s position better than the Democrats or Republicans? Are either major-party’s general position better than that other’s?
I don’t think so. I think the only solution better than anything is auctioning off the lands to the highest bidders.
What’s so wrong with “putting the proper environmental safeguards in place”? Maupin’s not saying no like many others do, it sounds more like he’s saying be careful.
Well, ya. Harding was pretty much clueless. The man who later became his attorney general (I always forget how to spell his last name) was the one who convinced him to run for president. He was running for re-election to his senate seat at the same time of his nomination; no one expected him to win. Now besides the scandals which resulted from his overly trusting personality, I don’t see much bad that came out of his administration.
Mike – He’s considered a bad president because he did not grow government at the level of his predecessor.
For the most part, the people we’re taught in school are the “worst” presidents are actually the best (or least bad, there’s only ever been one good one), and vice versa.
I’ve always had a fascination with the Harding Presidency. I always seem to wince at him being considered the worst president. Under Nixon even! He wasn’t even behind the scandals, he just did a bad job handling them.
I guess so. But despite that scandal, Warren G. was probably the best (i.e. least bad) president of the 20th century. Either him or Coolidge or maybe Carter.
Wasn’t “b” the whole Teapot Dome Scandal?
Because:
a) There should be no such thing
b) Allowing the government to lease those lands to drillers creates special-interest boondoggles
c) Having the government drill itself is socialism
d) Either “b” or “c” = no incentive for good stewardship of the land. This is slash-and-burn; there’s no incentive for sustainability. Privately owned land is never ruined by people seeking to maximize economic output, since owners want to maximize value, which includes the sale value of the land.
Why not on government-owned lands?
Whoops! Typo in the headline. Thanks for pointing it out, Jerry.
I say put the land up for auction and let the “environmentalist wackos” bid on it.
I’m against drilling on government-owned lands.
“gets OF off” what’s up with that?
As Barr would say get the “enviromental WACHOS” out of the way and start drilling NOW ! Some NUTS truly wish to freeze in the dark!
LOL-that should get some blood pressures UP!