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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
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Tuesday overturned another Bush-era energy policy, announcing it was setting aside a draft plan to allow drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
"To establish an orderly process that allows us to make wise decisions based on sound information, we need to set aside" the plan "and create our own timeline," Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced in a statement.
Environmentalists and some tourism-dependent coastal states oppose the drilling, citing the potential for spills and urging an emphasis on renewable energy instead. Energy companies counter that drilling has become safer over the years and that royalties from any finds would be in the billions of dollars.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government
KEYWORDS: agenda; bho44; bhoenergy; energy; kensalazar; naturalgas; offshoredrilling; oil
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To: Dapper 26
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posted on
02/11/2009 10:54:53 AM PST
by
Badeye
(There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
To: Badeye
Among the silliest comments I've read at FR is:
There is no nation on this planet thats industrialized that is ‘energy independent’ and there never will be. Its a fools errand talking point.
Recognize it?
122
posted on
02/11/2009 11:44:53 AM PST
by
Jacquerie
(Islam is a barbaric social & political system in religious drag.)
To: Jacquerie
You are entitled to your opinion, but not your own facts. It is a fools errand.
123
posted on
02/11/2009 11:48:00 AM PST
by
Badeye
(There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
To: Badeye
It is a fools errand. Only to one with no confidence in these United States.
124
posted on
02/11/2009 11:55:45 AM PST
by
Jacquerie
(Islam is a barbaric social & political system in religious drag.)
To: curiosity
You vile clueless snotty moron. The very day Bush opened up these lease the Oil speculation market sank ! It worked. But since being a clueless uninformed fool does not stop you from passing judgment on strangers . Buzz off.
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posted on
02/11/2009 6:59:02 PM PST
by
ncalburt
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To: trumandogz
the very day Bush announced the leases were reopened the OIL spectulation market sank and it stayed that way !
Other market forces kept it down like Soros crashing the markets for his sock puppet.
126
posted on
02/11/2009 7:04:21 PM PST
by
ncalburt
(Read all about)
To: ncalburt
the very day Bush announced the leases were reopened the OIL spectulation market sank and it stayed that way ! No, the price of oil is down and the domestic rig count is down because we are seeing the demand for oil dropping at its fastest rate since 1982.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2183761/posts
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posted on
02/11/2009 7:24:42 PM PST
by
trumandogz
(The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at I00 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
To: trumandogz
I am referring to back in the Summer of 2008 not today !
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posted on
02/11/2009 8:01:47 PM PST
by
ncalburt
(Read all about)
To: Sleeping Freeper
I’d sure rather spoil a few beaches than have our young men die in foreign wars! Fag liberals.
129
posted on
02/11/2009 8:24:48 PM PST
by
2harddrive
(...House a TOTAL Loss.....)
To: Jacquerie
I have a great deal of confidence in the people of our nation.
Sorry, nice try.
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posted on
02/12/2009 5:50:10 AM PST
by
Badeye
(There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
To: Badeye
Not enough to develop useful energy. Very sad.
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posted on
02/12/2009 6:57:42 AM PST
by
Jacquerie
(More Central Planning is not the solution to the failure of Central Planning.)
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