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It's About the Economy, Not Drilling

Posted on August 07, 2008

Paul Krugman wrote in the New York Times that outrage is the proper response to last week's Congressional debate on offshore drilling. I agree. It is outrageous that in the face of the combined energy and economic crises, our representatives are fighting over a false promise that will neither save consumers money at the pump nor address the other looming crisis of our time: global warming. Congress was dug in fighting over drilling when it should be talking about a new energy economy that will truly drive down energy prices and create jobs. In last week's debate and this week's calls for Congr...

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