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As anyone with an eye on the screen or an ear on the wavelengths might be able to tell, Big Oil has been in a public relations frenzy over the past few weeks.

In the midst of a summer of sacrifices for the millions of Americans adjusting to painful prices at the pump, comes today's headlines revealing Exxon Mobil's record breaking profits.

The truth is slowly but surely coming to (energy efficient) light: there's definitely some dirty business going on here…

And yet, Big Oil is still trying to convince us that drilling in our nation's most pristine and protected areas will somehow reduce rising family fuel costs?

But the fact is--as even Bush's own Energy Department admits--drilling here and drilling now will not save us any money today, tomorrow or in the near future. What it will do is continue to drain the pockets of Americans, increase global warming pollution and have devastating impacts on our country's wildlife and natural resources.

Oil drilling on our public lands is already at an all-time high, yet energy costs are still skyrocketing. Americans deserve better energy choices that are cheaper, cleaner and safer than fossil fuels.

The technology and resources already exist to give Americans real solutions that will preserve the natural world and free us from being forced to rely on unsustainable fuel sources.

A study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found that strong global warming legislation would slash U.S. petroleum consumption by one third by 2030 saving far more oil than we could ever pull from the Arctic Refuge and the new coastal areas.

The power is in the hands of Congress to lead the way. Let's continue to let our nation's leaders know that we want clean energy solutions to secure our future.