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Despite everything we learned about the effects on jobs, local economies and U.S. energy security caused by this summer’s moratorium on offshore drilling, the Administration has decided to proceed with a more extensive and far more damaging halt on offshore development than we have seen to date.

It might look like a trivia question, but it’s quite the opposite. As you might have seen, we posed a question on the front page of today’s Wall Street Journal: What will make the single biggest contribution to meeting global energy needs in coming decades? The correct answer is not oil. It’s not nuclear, solar or any other energy source. The answer is improved energy efficiency.


As we get ready to take off for the Thanksgiving break here in the U.S., I thought I’d leave you with a recommendation for some good holiday reading. Earlier this fall, Bernard Harris – the first African-American to walk in space – published his autobiography, Dream Walker: A Journey of Achievement and Inspiration. For anyone concerned about the future of American innovation and competitiveness, one only has to take a look at Harris’ life to be inspired by what can be achieved with hard work, determination and guidance.

Score one for U.S. education

Posted: November 22, 2010 by Ken Cohen

As a company that utilizes advanced technology in every aspect of its business, ExxonMobil understands that the United States’ future success depends on the best and brightest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). But declining proficiency among American students in math and science – the building blocks of innovation – is posing a direct and potent threat to U.S. competitiveness.


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