Oil bonanza in the Gulf: Time to drill, baby, drill?
Posted on March 30, 2011, at 3:15 PMUntouched oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico could reportedly power the U.S. for years. So why isn't Big Oil developing them?
Why is Obama flip-flopping on offshore drilling?
Posted on December 2, 2010, at 12:51 PMFirst the president said he would allow expanded drilling, now he won't. Does the reversal make sense?
Was Obama right to lift the drilling moratorium?
Posted on October 13, 2010, at 10:46 AMWith new, post-BP spill safety rules in place, the administration will allow deepwater drilling to resume in the Gulf. Is that a good idea?
Another oil-platform fire: Now, will the rules change?
Posted on September 3, 2010, at 4:45 PMA fire at the Mariner Energy facility in the Gulf of Mexico has renewed fears of a BP-scale disaster — and intensified the war over tighter drilling regulations
Obama: Is 'scaling back' drilling enough?
Posted on May 31, 2010, at 10:12 AMWhile President Obama has drastically reduced off-shore drilling operations in the short term, some critics think he needs to do more
Should the U.S. stop drilling for oil?
Posted on April 5, 2010, at 10:40 AMSome commentators say President Obama should approve even more oil drilling. Others say America needs to set a goal of quitting oil altogether
Why U.S. oil ought to be left in the ground
Posted on April 2, 2010, at 2:05 PMSure, there were good political reasons to allow drilling in the Atlantic. But Obama made a huge blunder when it comes to global warming, says The Economist
Why is Obama drilling?
Posted on April 1, 2010, at 11:22 AMObama's surprise embrace of offshore drilling has thrown everyone off guard. What's the president doing?
The latest Tweets on 'Off-shore drilling'
Posted on March 31, 2010, at 10:41 AMUnfiltered, real-time commentary from the world at large
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