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Government Set to Unveil Offshore Drilling Plan
Reuters ^
| 3-30-10
| Bernard Orr
Posted on 03/30/2010 7:35:18 PM PDT by sheikdetailfeather
Reuters) - The Obama administration is expected to announce by Wednesday its updated plan for oil and natural gas drilling in U.S. waters, including whether to allow exploration for the first time along the U.S. East Coast
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: drilling; government; offshore; unveil
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"The plan could pave the way for a significant new domestic source of energy, helping to reduce U.S. dependence on oil imports and boost supplies of natural gas used to displace coal in power plants as the country works to reduce emissions of climate-changing greenhouse gases."
To: sheikdetailfeather
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:36:47 PM PDT
by
WellyP
To: sheikdetailfeather
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:37:07 PM PDT
by
VRW Conspirator
(There is no such thing as a conservative democrat - Rinse - Repeat)
To: sheikdetailfeather
I bet there’s some fine print. He’s gonna drill just like Hugo Chaves is going to drill.
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:37:31 PM PDT
by
Lost Highway
(I don't know what the world may need but a V8 engines a good start for me)
To: sheikdetailfeather
BS.
Every day some salacious headlines, that mean nothing.
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:38:11 PM PDT
by
Freddd
(CNN is down to Three Hundred Thousand viewers. But they worked for it.)
To: Lost Highway
I got it on Drudge which says this:
OBAMA TO OPEN OFFSHORE AREAS TO OIL DRILLING...
Open vast expanses of water along Atlantic coastline, north coast of Alaska, eastern Gulf of Mexico to drilling for first time...
NEWS STAMPEDE: Administration sets ‘embargo’ on press leaks detailing oil plan; 11 PM ET release
To: sheikdetailfeather
Middle east war must be imminemt
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:39:32 PM PDT
by
PALIN SMITH
(Show them our respectable contempt!)
To: sheikdetailfeather
I quote Admiral Ackbar - “It’s a trap!”
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:43:06 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: sheikdetailfeather
That’s what the headline will say, but in reality the requirements will make it illusionary to do so .
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:44:45 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
(Nancy Pelosi did more damage to America on 03/21 than Al Qaeda did on 09/11)
To: sheikdetailfeather
Here is the catch:
Quiet words from Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on 3/5, directly indicated a new three-year ban, at least in offshore oil drilling leases. Pure facts dictate this move will kill any American initiative to produce all of its oil independently. More than 2/3 of the American public supports such a move per a Rasmussen poll. It is unknown why the Obama Administration would make such a virulent move, and not allow America to become more oil-independent in a time of major global political upheaval.....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2481955/posts
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:44:58 PM PDT
by
Clyde5445
(Gov. Sarah Palin: :"You have to sacrifice to win. That's my philosophy in 6 words.")
To: Clyde5445
So...they’ll open it up, but won’t allow leases????
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:49:12 PM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(The PLANTATION Party is at it again (the DEMS) ....trying to make slaves of everyone)
To: sheikdetailfeather
Offshore in international waters? Well then, it’s only fair that we drill and then give the oil to the U.N. to do with as they see fit.
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:49:40 PM PDT
by
TexasNative2000
(This seems like fairly decisive evidence that the dream can, in fact, die.)
To: sheikdetailfeather
This is odd. Very recently we were commenting on statements that there would be no new offshore drilling during Obama’s administration. Maybe someone got a clue that, with all the economic disasters Obama is laying the groundwork for, domestic energy exploration could probably be the biggest single economic boost they could affect.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;q=quick;s=offshore%20drilling
I think they’ve been reading their nosediving poll numbers, and the 60%+ support of more domestic energy production by the American people.
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:51:02 PM PDT
by
Will88
To: sheikdetailfeather
OBAMA TO OPEN OFFSHORE AREAS TO OIL DRILLING...
By the Chinese....
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:51:19 PM PDT
by
stboz
To: Will88
Yes. It certainly is a 180, ha?
To: All
I don’t trust this bastard for 2 seconds. He’s up to something
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:52:23 PM PDT
by
sonic109
To: goodnesswins
Actually, that would be true to his form as a demagogue. He can say, “See, I opened the coast to drilling, but those Evil Oil Companies won't drill because they want prices to be high.”
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:53:46 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: sheikdetailfeather
Yah. I'm a-gonna just sit and wait for the other shoe to drop. The
quid pro quo on this one is going to be deadly.
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:53:48 PM PDT
by
Oceander
(The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance -- Thos. Jefferson)
To: sonic109
I dont trust this bastard for 2 seconds. Hes up to something 100% wise, and he's probably trying to trade for support for cap and trade, or amnesty, or something most Republicans oppose. Maybe Lindsey Graham struck a deal for something (as disgusting as that would be, it's also a possibility).
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:56:10 PM PDT
by
Will88
To: goodnesswins
My guess is that it would be open but the enviromental regulations and taxes would be such that it would not be feasible. It’s like his healthcare bill. Sure you can have private insurance, but you will have to pay a surcharge on it.
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posted on
03/30/2010 7:57:32 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
(Nancy Pelosi did more damage to America on 03/21 than Al Qaeda did on 09/11)
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