American Solutions for Winning the Future: Difference between revisions

{{seealsosee also|United States offshore drilling debate}}

In 2008, American Solutions launched its ''Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.'' campaign, which involved ana television ad campaign featuring Gingrich and a petition to Congress in support of [[Arctic Refuge drilling controversy|opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling]], and expanded [[offshore drilling]]. The petition stated "We ... the undersigned citizens of the United States, petition the U.S. Congress to act immediately to lower gasoline prices (and diesel and other fuel prices) by authorizing the exploration of proven energy reserves to reduce our dependence on foreign energy sources from unstable countries."<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/drill-now-as-the-conservative-moveon/ Drill Now As The Conservative MoveOn?], CBS News/''The Politico'' (July 1, 2008).</ref><ref name="Wheaton">Sarah Wheaton, [https://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/19/gingrich-weighs-in-on-drilling/ Gingrich Weighs In on Drilling], ''New York Times'' (June 19, 2008).</ref> [[South Carolina Republican Party]] chairman [[Katon Dawson]] was the first state party chair to endorse the campaign.<ref>Slade, David (July 10, 2008). [http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/jul/10/gop_head_backs_oil_drilling47041/ "GOP head backs oil drilling"]. ''Post and Courier'' (Charleston).</ref> The petition garnered over a million names and email addresses.<ref name="Wheaton"/>

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101021090705/http://www.americansolutions.com/energytax/ Stop the Energy Tax]