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To: d[-_-]b who wrote (392627)6/19/2008 4:21:23 PM
From: J_F_Shepard  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1577206
 
"This incompetent, irresponsible and thoroughly politicized Democratic Congress is endangering our national security and economic well-being by locking up our own energy resources. It must not be allowed to blame the companies that spend billions supplying our energy needs for its own idiotic policies."

nytimes.com



To: d[-_-]b who wrote (392627)6/19/2008 10:17:13 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1577206
 
"Since Congress' enviro-driven 1982 moratorium, lease purchases have dwindled to a fraction of their previous level (see chart)."

Hmm. Let's see. What else happened in 1983?

Oh yeah. The Bust started. Moratorium or not, no one in their right mind was going to drill in the OCS.