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Motorists have been given a reprieve from skyrocketing gasoline prices, the result of the declining cost of oil and a dive in demand. ...more
August 5, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama called Monday for using oil from the nation's strategic reserves to lower gas prices, the second time in less than a week he has modified a position on energy issues as he and Sen. John McCain seek to find solutions to a topic that is increasingly dominating the presidential race. ...more
August 5, 2008
The different paths John McCain and Barack Obama have taken to support expanded offshore drilling for oil demonstrate how each would govern as president, their supporters said Sunday. ...more
August 4, 2008
Barack Obama has shifted his position on offshore oil drilling, saying he favors a proposal by a bipartisan "Gang of 10" U.S. senators. ...more
August 2, 2008
ST. PETERSBURG - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday he would be willing to support limited additional offshore oil drilling if that's what it takes to enact a comprehensive policy to foster fuel-efficient autos and develop alternate energy sources. ...more
August 1, 2008
The current discussion concerning offshore drilling is an example of how hard it is for our leaders to do the right things for the right reasons. ...more
August 1, 2008
Former Energy Department official Joseph Romm (writing in Gristmill) concisely answers the offshore drilling hoax: "... Lifting the moratorium on offshore drilling can't possibly reduce gasoline prices. After all, two years ago, we opened most of the Gulf of Mexico -- with its estimated 41 billion barrels of oil -- and oil prices then doubled." ...more
August 1, 2008
More than 1.1 million dollars donated to the John McCain campaign by Big Oil. ...more
July 31, 2008
Congress appeared deadlocked Wednesday on responding to the nation's energy problems amid a bitterly partisan rift over whether to open long-restricted offshore waters to oil and gas drilling. ...more
July 31, 2008
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