Drilling

Friday Talking Points [45] -- Lessons Democrats Should Learn From Obama's Speech

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.29.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

I know that just about the entire blogosphere is talking about John McCain's pick of Sarah Palin (who?) for his running mate, but I, for one, refuse t...

Schweitzer Electrifies Convention with Energy Speech

Josh Dorner | Posted 08.27.2008 | Home


Josh Dorner

While most of the excitement last night was focused on Senator Clinton's speech, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer gave an electrifying (and highly an...

Pickens Says "Drill, Drill, Drill" (VIDEO)

Climate Progress | Posted 08.25.2008 | Green


In his first TV ad, conservative billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens said "This Is One Emergency We Can't Drill Our Way Out Of." Although Pickens clea...

Sierra Club RAW: Bachmann Drilling Overdrive (And Other Assorted Idiocy)

Josh Dorner | Posted 08.18.2008 | Green


Josh Dorner

Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota personifies just how haywire House conservatives have gone lately, particularly on energy issues.

A Political Party Working For Oil Companies -- For Money

Dave Johnson | Posted 08.15.2008 | Politics


Dave Johnson

Republicans are insisting that our government give oil companies leases to drill off our shores. We are witnessing an unprecedented joint, coordinate...

Whalers Fear Effects Of Off-Shore Drilling

Eric Kroh | Posted 08.12.2008 | Home


Eric Kroh

McCain and Obama debate offshore drilling but Alaskan whalers whose families have hunted in Arctic waters for centuries witness the environmental impact firsthand, from inevitable spills to routine sonic bombs.

McCain the Elder

Carl Pope | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics


Carl Pope

In spite of a huge crisis facing low-income families this winter from the soaring price of heating oil, the Republican Senate leadership even held up approval of financial assistance for these folks.

The Not-So-Great Energy Debate

Jared Bernstein | Posted 08.03.2008 | Politics


Jared Bernstein

Big oil et al are not really the "drill" team; it's just a land grab, orchestrated while they still have friends in very high places. And it won't do a damn thing to the price of gas at the pump.

Reading The Pictures: A Crude Salute

Michael Shaw | Posted 07.30.2008 | Media


Michael Shaw

2008-07-30-mccain_cindy_oilderrick.jpg Conservatives obviously don't get the irony of having their presidential nominee and wife billboarding militarism while standing next to an oil derrick.

If We Drill in the US, We Don't Get the Oil

Cenk Uygur | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

Everyone seems to assume that if we drill for oil in the US, we will get the oil and won't be dependent on foreign oil anymore. But we won't get anything, Exxon-Mobil will.

Building, Not Drilling, To Reduce Pain At The Pump

Geoff Anderson, Shelley Poticha | Posted 07.22.2008 | Home


Geoff Anderson, Shelley Poticha

Public transit ridership is at its highest level in 50 years. Forget Drilling. We're walking and riding. We drove 1.4 billion fewer highway miles in April 2008 than we did in April 2007, the first drop in 30 years.

The Oil Crisis Is (Still) Not Like A Toothache: Fighting The "Drill Now" Rhetoric

Martin Bosworth | Posted 07.14.2008 | Green


Martin Bosworth

Many Americans realize that destroying environmental resources to allow more domestic drilling is a psychological panacea -- a placebo to make us feel like "something is being done."

Lying to Drill the Hole Deeper

A. Siegel | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics


A. Siegel

Efforts to increase America's oil production can be part of a holistic energy package, but they should be part of a larger discussion. And they should be grounded in truth.

Drilling - See The Big Picture, Please

Dave Johnson | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics


Dave Johnson

All of a sudden you can't get away from stories about the need to drill for oil in Alaska and off our coasts. So what is going on?

Administration Push For Oil And Gas Drilling Holes In GOP Western Base

Washington Post | Karl Vick | Posted 09.15.2007 | Home


The Bush administration's aggressive drive to promote oil and gas drilling on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains has sparked growing anger here ...


 

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