"Supply-and-demand is the problem. Improving vehicle fuel-economy standards, something the President wants to do, would help. So would developing alternative energy sources. Pandering politicians and the public need to look in the mirror — and maybe, buy bicycles."

[ Allentown, PA ] The Morning Call, Monday May 01, 2006  

"Politicians stand at a historic moment: Consumers are seeking answers on energy. It's time to turn the country in a new direction."

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Thursday April 27, 2006  

"The United States needs a tough approach to getting consumption down across the board, starting with higher fuel economy standards for vehicles and shifting to other energy sources."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Saturday April 29, 2006

"The Senate should vote down this kind of legislative blackmail, which seeks to put ANWR drilling opponents in the tenuous position of having to vote against money for the troops in Iraq to preserve the refuge…This excess attention to ANWR distorts the nation's real energy needs, and highlights the absence of a credibly energy strategy to satisfy those needs in a coherent fashion."

[ Harrisburg , PA ] The Patriot News, Tuesday December 20, 2005

"Isn't it time to give this issue a rest and get on with bigger fiscal issues without spoiling the environment?"

[ Harrisburg , PA ] The Patriot News, Wednesday March 8, 2006

"The Issue: President Bush’s proposed 2007 budget includes revenue from leasing fees for oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Our Opinion: Bush should forget about drilling in the refuge and turn his full attention to the development of alternative fuels."

The Reading Eagle, Saturday February 11, 2006