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Posted By yurbud 3 months, 3 weeks ago in News
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Rush Limbaugh and other righties have blamed high oil prices on limits on off-shore drilling and in ANWR, but Congress has found that big oil ISN'T drilling on leases they hold now that could DOUBLE US output and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) today introduced a bill that tells them to "use it or lose it."

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    smithichie3 months, 3 weeks ago

    Seems like the oil companies need to utilize land already available for drilling before we go giving them whole new areas to leave idle.

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      Helixbuilder3 months, 2 weeks ago

      Why spend money and decrease profit? (Sarcasm)

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