Obama Opens the Door to Offshore Drilling

Sen. Barack Obama suggested he could accept an expansion of offshore oil drilling today if it is in a broader package of energy measures that would free the logjam on energy bills in Congress. "My interest is in making sure we've got the kind of comprehensive energy policy that can bring down gas prices," Obama said. "If, in order to get that passed, we have to compromise in terms of a careful, well thought-out drilling strategy that was carefully circumscribed to avoid significant environmental
Published On:	8/1/2008
Submitted On:	8/31/2008 3:18:13 PM by Picka
Categories:	Energy & Energy Independence

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