America, the global energy superpower
The only slight credit that Obama deserves is that he did not crack down on shale developments with an Iron Fist. No president (or politicians) of any country makes things like the shale revolution happen. Its the people, its entrepreneurs, its those that take things in their hands, accept the sweat and the risk and go to change life for the better of everyone. No politician has ever done such a thing. Instead of point at himself, Obama could have pointed at his fellow Americans that made life better for their kin. He has missed an opportunity to do the right thing …
“That whole — suddenly America’s like the biggest oil producer and the biggest gas — that was me, people.” So said former President Barack Obama at a recent event in Houston.