A Vote4Energy is not a vote for a person, or a party, or even a philosophy, but rather, it is a vote for America and its future.  We are an energy-rich nation. We have more oil and natural gas than anyone thought possible even 20 years ago: more potential energy than many oil-exporting nations in the Mideast, and more than most countries in the world. When we look at all our domestic energy options – fossil fuels, nuclear energy, renewable and alternative energy sources such as biofuels – we see a nation with an abundance of opportunity for growth.

But Americans must demand, in this election year, that their political leaders and those who aspire to leadership positions speak honestly about our nation’s energy goals.  That they lay out in clear terms the policies they support to overcome our challenges. It’s time we set about to construct a new energy consensus.  We have the resources to meet our energy challenges, to make this a New American Energy Century. With the right leadership and vision, we can turn these challenges into a great national campaign that will make our country stronger.

Vote4Energy is a project of the American Petroleum Institute representing more than 490 oil and natural gas companies, leaders of a technology-driven industry that supplies most of America’s energy, supports 9.2 million U.S. jobs and 7.7 percent of the U.S. economy, delivers more than $85 million a day in revenue to our government, and, since 2000, has invested more than $2 trillion in U.S. capital projects to advance all forms of energy, including alternatives.