President George W. Bush on plans to end our dependency on foreign oil: “There you go. He brings up a very important point, because in order to make sure our economy remains strong and vital in the long run, we have got to have an energy plan. Over 50 percent of our energy comes from overseas. Fortunately, a lot of it comes from Canada. But a lot of it comes from the Middle East. And it seems like to me we’ve got to do a couple of things: One, find more oil in an environmentally friendly way. I think we can do this without drilling off the coast of California. I know that we have got the technologies necessary to explore in places like Alaska without damaging the environment. The technologies have changed so dramatically.”
– Transcript, “President Holds Town Hall Forum on Economy in California,” George W. Bush – White House Archives online, Accessed on 7/6/2016