To Drill or Not to Drill
Posted by Jim Harper
I wrote about the campaigning on S. 3268, the Stop Energy Speculation Act of 2008, here a few days ago.
The debate has taken a new twist as Republicans have pushed to expand domestic oil production as the preferred way of controlling energy prices.
Well, the World Wildlife Fund wants you to know that [...]
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How ‘Bout Subsidies for Commercial Fishing?
Posted by Jim Harper
Last night, the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer had an interesting piece on the plight of commercial fishing industry under higher fuel costs.
What’s to be done with the economic dislocations underway in the industry? Fisherman Lewis Hill has an idea:
Well, the government subsidized the farmers; they’ve been bailing the airlines out; they’ve been bailing the [...]
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