The U.S. Interior Department recently announced that $61.6 million in revenues from offshore oil and natural gas will be distributed to all 50 states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia...

By FL Vets4Energy Chairman: "Despite the fear mongering and scare tactics used by radical environmentalists, oil and natural gas are essential to Floridians' quality of life."

Taxes and Infrastructure - see why

The Environmental Defense Fund's Fred Krupp: "Natural gas has already helped clean the air. Natural gas has the potential to also help lower greenhouse gas emissions..."

An in-depth read about the connection energy has on our national security - published by the University of Texas at Austin.

"It's not a lot to ask for us to remember what they gave. It's so much more than just a monument, a name on a wall or a flag," said McCormick, Master of Ceremonies.

Leanne Wheeler, USAF Veteran and Outreach Director for Vets4Energy, explained how energy plays a critical role in our nation's national security to about 1,500 attendees.

The US is now on track to become one of the world's major LNG exporters, the report notes... The report observes that shale gas also has made a major contribution to reducing US carbon dioxide emissions.

The US and Canada will need to invest a combined $791 billion, in real 2016 dollars, or an average $44 billion/year, for new natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas pipeline transportation systems from 2018 through 2035, the INGAA Foundation Inc. predicted in a new report.

Global energy consumption has essentially just begun: around 85% of the global population - 6 in every 7 humans - still lives in developing nations.