The new enery strategy to meet energy needs was prepared by President Barack Obama's Jobs Council on January 17, called "Road Map to Renewal." In this report, US endeavors to expand production of fossil fuels, more access to oil, gas, and coal resources on federal lands was recommended.

“As a nation, we need to take advantage of all our natural resources in order to spur economic growth, create new jobs, and reduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil,” the report said. “Over the long term, innovation and technological advancements will greatly reduce America’s reliance on fossil fuels. Until then, however, we need to be ‘all-in.’”

“This president is committed to an ‘all-of-the-above’ approach in our energy development, which means increasing production here at home, a focus on natural gas and its importance for our energy future, as well as investments in clean energy,” White House Press Sec. Jay Carney said during his Jan. 17 daily briefing.

Congressional Republicans were skeptical. A “hot air alert” from the House Natural Resources Committee’s majority staff said oil and gas production from federal acreage is more than 40% lower than 10 years ago, and that most of the growth has taken place on private land.
“Under the Obama administration, 2010 had the lowest number of onshore leases issued since 1984,” it continued. “The administration had only one offshore lease sale…and narrowly avoided making 2011 the first year since 1953 without an offshore lease sale.”