President Obama says he wants to decrease U.S. dependence on foreign oil by increasing U.S. production of domestic U.S. resources, including America’s rich deposits of fossil fuels. To that end, Obama promises efforts to “enhance U.S. energy supplies through responsible development of domestic renewable energy, fossil fuels, advanced bio-fuels and nuclear energy.” At least, that’s what the president says he wants to do. To see what he’s actually doing, take a look at the policies of the Department of Interior. In fact, the Obama administration is cutting production of domestic fossil fuels — oil, natural gas and coal — by creating costly and time-consuming new layers of suffocating red tape and legal barriers.
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