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Democrats Compromise On Oil Drilling

From money.cnn.com
September 9th, 2008
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money.cnn.com — Democratic leaders in the House and Senate, who long-resisted Republican-led calls to lift the ban on off-shore oil drilling, changed course over the recess and now say they will push comprehensive energy plans in September that will include expanded drilling. But Democrats will insist energy bills also include their own priorities, such as repealing tax breaks for big oil companies, something many Republicans oppose.

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Offshore Drilling Provides Little Relief

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
August 5th, 2008

The Bush Administration admits that new offshore drilling "would not have a significant impact on domestic crude oil and natural gas production or prices" for almost 20 years.

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McCain and the Manhattan Institute Fail to Defend Offshore Drilling

By Corinne Ramey
July 21st, 2008

All those big oil and gas supporters must be feeling threatened. On Thursday, Al Gore issued a challenge for America to produce 100 percent of its electricity from renewable energy and carbon-free sources within the next 10 years, and repeated the challenge again at Netroots Nation over the weekend. more »

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Offshore Drilling Comes Up Empty

By Bill Scher
June 17th, 2008

There's not enough oil on our coasts to significantly increase supply and lower gas prices. more »

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