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26 January 2015

Number Of Drilling Permits Issued On Federal Lands: Just The Facts, Folks




Since the Obamabots are creaming their knickers over the decline in the price of a gallon of gas (FYI: It was $1.85 when Obama took office), let's take a look at the number of drilling permits issued on Federal lands.  Obama doesn't have any control over drilling on State lands and private property...

Number of drilling permits on federal lands approved under Bill Clinton:

FY 1993: 2,222
FY 1994: 2,113
FY 1995: 1,870
FY 1996: 1,959
FY 1997: 2,580
FY 1998: 2,171
FY 1999: 1,639
FY 2000: 3,066

TOTAL: 17,620

Number of drilling permits on federal lands approved under George Bush:

FY 2001: 3,439 
FY 2002: 3,372 
FY 2003: 3,802 
FY 2004: 6,052 
FY 2005: 4,579 
FY 2006: 6,738 
FY 2007: 7,124 
FY 2008: 6,617

TOTAL: 41,723

Number of drilling permits on federal lands issued approved Barack Obama:


FY 2009: 4,487 
FY 2010: 4,090 
FY 2011: 4,244 
FY 2012: 4,256 
FY 2013: 3,770 
FY 2014: 3,769

TOTAL: 24,616

Did I get the numbers from some 'right-wing lunatic site'?  Um, no.  The numbers come from the Federal Bureau of Land Management a/k/a the BLM.

Sooo, how does Obama stack up against his two predecessors?

Clinton-Obama Percentage Change: +39.71%

Bush-Obama Percentage Change: -41.00%



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