Oil and gas industry experts described it as a “dry hole” energy bill that “does little to increase oil and natural gas supplies and, in fact, may well result in less domestic production, which would make America more dependent on foreign energy.” Regardless, the Democrat bill that purports to allow more offshore drilling passed by [...]
‘Dry Hole’ Energy Bill Passes Democrat-Led House
September 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments
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Congress Should Delay Recess, Lift Drilling Ban
July 23rd, 2008 · 7 Comments
Grassfire.org announced this afternoon that more than 100,000 citizens have signed a petition calling upon Congress to stay in session until a ban on offshore drilling is lifted. The text of the nonprofit group’s news release appears below: CHESAPEAKE, Va., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – Unsure of the economy and feeling a bite at the pumps, [...]
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