The White House is full of "science deniers" who are keeping the United States from becoming energy independent, says Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal.
"We have got the chance the be an energy superpower. We've got more oil, coal and gas combined than other any other country in the world," Jindal said Sunday on the "Cats Roundtable" on
New York's AM 970. "We can be energy independent if we develop our resources, especially if we partner with Canada and Mexico."
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The potential Republican presidential hopeful told host John Catsimatidis that the United States also has the most modern renewable industry and biggest nuclear power source in the world.
"But right now the left wants energy to be scarce," he said. "They want it to be expensive."
Members of President Barack Obama's administration are "science deniers," he said, pushing energy austerity, which is holding the economy hostage.
In an interview with The Associated Press last week, Jindal criticized Obama for limiting oil and gas production on federal land and putting off approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada.
"I really do believe this radical left-wing environmental policy is now almost like a religious faith for many in the Democratic Party," he said.
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