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Lucia Graves

Anti-Arctic Drilling Activists Swarm The White House

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.15.2012 | Green
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WASHINGTON -- Because sometimes to get your point across you need to dress up as an Arctic Tern, scores of anti-drilling activists on Tuesday gathered...

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Obama Pressures Congress To End Big Subsidies

AP | Posted 05.29.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's plea to Congress to end $4 billion in tax subsidies to oil companies was rebuffed Thursday as the Senate t...

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Obama Hits Back At GOP Presidential Candidates

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.15.2012 | Politics
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LARGO, Md. -- Vigorously defending his policies, President Barack Obama ridiculed critics of renewable energy sources Thursday, calling them naysayers...

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Jordan Howard

Obama To Expand Drilling Off Alaska, In Gulf

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Howard | Posted 01.08.2012 | Green
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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration on Tuesday announced its five-year offshore drilling plan, which includes an emphasis on drilling in the Gulf ...

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Federal Judge Throws Out Obama Drilling Rules

AP | By MEAD GRUVER | Posted 10.12.2011 | Green
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- A judge on Friday threw out Obama administration rules that sought to slow down expedited environmental review of oil and gas drilli...

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Sam Stein

Obama Wants To Continue Deepwater Drilling If It's Proven Safe: Gibbs

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs affirmed on Monday that President Obama remains committed to deepwater drilling once thorough safety checks a...

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Sam Stein

Gibbs: 'Premature' For Obama To Change Position On Offshore Drilling

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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The Obama administration said on Monday that it remains "premature" to rule out including additional offshore drilling as part of comprehensive energy...

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Sam Stein

Gulf Oil Spill Could Impact Obama's Offshore Drilling Plan, Says White House

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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White House advisers acknowledged on Thursday that a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could force the president to reconsider plans to open coa...

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Sam Stein

Judge Denies Obama Administration's Request For Stay On Deepwater Drilling Moratorium, Another Attempt Coming

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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The Obama administration was dealt a minor setback on Thursday when a local judge denied its attempts to legally continue a moratorium on deepwater dr...

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Sam Stein

Obama Looking At Multiple Options - Including A Stay - To Keep Drilling Moratorium

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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The Obama administration is considering a host of options, including seeking a stay from the U.S. Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, in orde...

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Sam Stein

Obama Will Appeal Judge's Ruling Against Drilling Moratorium

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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The Obama administration will appeal a ruling from a New Orleans' federal courthouse that its six-month moratorium on deep-water drilling is illegal. ...

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Bill Maher On BP Oil Spill: 'I Feel Oily ... I Feel Their Sh*t On Me' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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Friday marked Bill Maher's last show of the season, and while the BP oil spill has been a subject on "Real Time" from week to week, this time Maher de...

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Sam Stein

Support For Offshore Drilling Plummets In Florida

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Politicians in Louisiana may be demanding an end to the moratorium on deepwater drilling -- calculating that the jobs lost from the temporary suspensi...

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Al Gore Expresses Disapproval Of Obama's Offshore Drilling Plan

Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Al Gore and his group, the Alliance for Climate Protection, think President Obama's decision to pursue offshore oil drilling is a bad idea and they're...

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Jeffrey Toobin on Obama's 'Drill Baby, Drill' Strategy

Alison van Diggelen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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Instead of Obama simply embracing a "drill baby drill" stance, Jeffrey Toobin suggests, "there may be some larger game at work."

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Sam Stein

Kaine: Obama Is Doing 'OK' With The Base

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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President Barack Obama's decision to include offshore drilling as a component of a broader energy policy has reignited a debate that dominated much of...

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Sam Stein

Obama Defends Offshore Drilling But Won't Say 'Drill Baby Drill'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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President Barack Obama restated his commitment to offshore drilling as part of a broader energy proposal on Thursday even as a massive oil spill in th...

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Sam Stein

Alaska Gov. And Longshot McCain VP Praises Obama's Energy Plan

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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The Obama campaign is trotting out a gubernatorial endorsement for his energy policy today... from Republican Alaska Governor and long-shot VP candida...

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