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To: stockman_scott who wrote (80402)	5/24/2010 4:32:05 PM
From: Broken_Clock	1 Recommendation Respond to of 89467

Why Lift the Offshore Ban? Why the Flood of Offshore Leases? Lifting the ban on offshore drilling was a calculated risk to get the Kerry-Lieberman American Power Act passed in the Senate. The bill is a plan to replace previous environmental legislation referred to as cap and trade, aimed at reducing carbon emissions. In order to get new programs for carbon alternatives, including nuclear power, we’re told that the administration had to give-in to offshore drilling requests, particularly at deepwater depths, grater than 5,000 feet. An environmental group headed by a former Obama for American campaign official summed up the deal: “Joshua S. Freed, who directs the Clean Energy Initiative at the centrist think tank Third Way, said such horse-trading is essential for the passage of a compromise bill now being drafted by Senators John F. Kerry (D-Mass.), Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) and Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.).” Washington Post, Apr 1 The ban was lifted and the flood of new leases was granted as part of a deal to pass a replacement for cap and trade legislation. The American Power Act will be discussed in more detail at the end of the article. It is a largely meaningless effort, a tale told by idiots, signifying nothing more than a public relation effort to cover up the real goal of the bill. It’s the energy equivalent of health care reform and the new financial reform legislation: industry friendly in the extreme without addressing the underlying needs of energy conservation and alternative fuels. blogs.alternet.org