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Bush-era offshore drilling plan is set aside
for energy
MSNBC.COM ^
| 2/10/09
| msnbc.com staff
Posted on 02/10/2009 11:18:41 AM PST by Sleeping Freeper
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Whatever happened to energy independence?
To: Sleeping Freeper
The market started dropping again right after this announcement.
To: Sleeping Freeper
It was never a viable concept in the first place. There is no nation on this planet thats industrialized that is ‘energy independent’ and there never will be.
Its a fools errand talking point.
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posted on
02/10/2009 11:20:34 AM PST
by
Badeye
(There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
To: Sleeping Freeper
Oil prices are so low now, that it doesn't matter. Even if we auctioned off the leases to drill in these places today, no oil company would start drilling for a long time. And we probably wouldn't get much money for the leases, either.
In this case, Obama is probably right. We're better off waiting a few years.
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posted on
02/10/2009 11:21:23 AM PST
by
curiosity
To: Sleeping Freeper
obama-gasoline is risng steadily- up 50 cents a gallon since obama took office
no one is asking why or screaming windfall profits
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posted on
02/10/2009 11:22:15 AM PST
by
silverleaf
("Men are not angered by mere misfortune but by misfortune conceived as injury" - Screwtape)
To: Sleeping Freeper
This means the return of $4.00 a gallon gasoline and even higher increases. I’m sure the folks in the defunct RV industry in Elkhart, IN, are happy that there is now no chance of the RV industry ever returning because of this.
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posted on
02/10/2009 11:22:48 AM PST
by
GreyFriar
(Spearhead (3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87))
To: Sleeping Freeper
Between this and the Utah lease cancellations, expect gas to rise over the $2 per gallon mark on average.
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posted on
02/10/2009 11:23:14 AM PST
by
edpc
To: Sleeping Freeper
Whatever happened to energy independence?That was an answer for another question.
Try to keep your eye on the shell with the pea inside, will you?
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posted on
02/10/2009 11:23:51 AM PST
by
skeeter
To: GreyFriar
Michael Steele should restart “Drill baby drill.
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posted on
02/10/2009 11:24:25 AM PST
by
BARLF
To: Sleeping Freeper
At this rate, I think Obama may decide to reduce our need for urban renewal projects by nuking a dozen US cities.
He's got to be destroying us on purpose.
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posted on
02/10/2009 11:24:25 AM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(Obama must be the Antichrist. No one else would work so hard to destroy the US.)
To: Sleeping Freeper
Whatever happened to energy independence? Wind and solar! Where have you been. The messiah has been telling us this was our promised land to energy independence for a while now.
We don't need filthy fossil fuel from our own country to become energy independent.
(Sarcasm/Cynicism)
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posted on
02/10/2009 11:25:06 AM PST
by
Tenacious 1
(Democrats are for Change - Let's run through a mine field at night wearing clown shoes!)
To: Sleeping Freeper
My head is spinning. This is like a bad movie. It really seems like there is a concerted effort to wreck our economy.
To: KansasGirl
Change we can believe in! God help us.
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posted on
02/10/2009 11:27:17 AM PST
by
tiredoflaundry
(Sometimes, I guess there's just not enough bags of popcorn.)
To: curiosity
Every mine,factory or well takes time to build,develop and become productive.
The longer we wait,the further into the future the productive date!
based on the evidence so far,if Obama speaks,he's probably wrong.
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posted on
02/10/2009 11:27:36 AM PST
by
hoosierham
(Waddaya mean Freedom isn't free ?;will you take a credit card?)
To: Sleeping Freeper
Ken Salazar. Isn’t he the guy who said he wanted $8.00/gallon gas to make alternate energy pay?
To: Badeye
How about we give it a try!!!!
To: Sleeping Freeper
On the plus side, he’s certainly giving future genuine conservative candidates a lot of ammo to campaign upon (probably encoded ammo at that).
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posted on
02/10/2009 11:30:45 AM PST
by
edpc
To: silverleaf
no one is asking why or screaming windfall profits Because the media are not making an issue of it and so people don't know about it. Yes, I'm saying they're too stupid to notice the price they're paying at the pump. Think about it and you'll know I'm right: people only really start complaining about the price of gas after the MSM run stories about it. Up to that point you hear very little complaining.
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posted on
02/10/2009 11:30:55 AM PST
by
Dahoser
(America's great untapped alternative energy source: The Founding Fathers spinning in their graves.)
To: Sleeping Freeper
“To establish an orderly process that allows us to make wise decisions based on sound information, we need to set aside” the plan...”
Of course, Obammie the Commie didn't set aside anything, except concern for America and liberty, to RUSH his Porkulis package through.
To: Dapper 26
We have. Even before the insane Santa Barbara oil spill motivated ban on off shore drilling, we still had to import.
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posted on
02/10/2009 11:31:19 AM PST
by
Badeye
(There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
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