‘Drill, baby, drill’ is outdated

Renewable energy production is now significantly cheaper—and cleaner—to produce.

Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House's Oval Office on May 6, 2025. The notion of Trump's 'drill, baby, drill' turns a blind eye to the bottom line and the health of our planet, writes Jory Cohen.Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House by Daniel Torok

Opinion

BY JORY COHEN

July 16, 2025

“Drill, baby, drill!” is a quote most of us attribute to United States President Donald Trump during his inaugural address in January of this year, but it first made headlines in 2008 as a Republican campaign slogan.

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