The United States is closer than ever to fulfilling the vision of our Founding Fathers. By achieving energy independence, we can achieve freedom from foreign influence.
Yet on the basis of alarmist claims, the Obama administration is balking on two key elements of this new energy security: hydraulic fracturing—or fracking—and offshore drilling on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf.
Activists forget that nothing worthwhile is ever entirely risk-free. In fact, our country's history is full of individuals with the courage to seek great achievement—despite grave risk.
