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Coastal Drilling Ban Is Dead: A Post-Mortem

Congressional leaders have backed down to conservatives and will let the current federal ban on most coastal drilling to completely expire.

What does this mean for our energy policy? What does this say about the congressional leadership and the progressive movement? read more »

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Conservatives Stay Under The Covers With Big Oil

As predicted here last week, House leaders put an "All of the Above" energy bill on the floor. read more »

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Conservatives Reject House "All Of The Above" Energy Bill

Conservatives in bed with Big Oil keep making excuses for not supporting compromise energy bills that would expand drilling but also support clean energy. read more »

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Renewing the Working Class American Dream

David's post about the the working-class vs. the professional ideal, brought to mind a few news articles, a boatload of memories, and a few thoughts about renewing the working class American Dream read more »

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Will The "Drill, Baby, Drill" Temper Tantrum Shut Down Our Government?

There's a reason why conservatives chant "Drill, Baby, Drill" and not "All of the Above." read more »

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The Biofuels Debate

Josh Boger of the Biotechnology Industrial Organization and David Roberts of Grist.org offer different takes on the desirability of biofuels. read more »

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The Big Idea In Denver: Green-Collar Jobs

Washington state Gov. Chris Gregoire and Grist.org's David Roberts are among the many promoting green-collar jobs in Denver this week. read more »

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Conservatives Don't Believe In Energy Independence. Just Ask 'Em.

In recent posts, I've shown that conservative talk of an "All of the Above" energy policy flies in the face of repeated conservative actions to defeat anything that significantly i read more »

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Conservative Clarifies: "All Of The Above" Means "All The Drilling We Want"

In the latest edition of "The Week in Blog" over at bloggingheads.tv, the Heritage Foundation's Conn Carroll and I talked about the conservative blog reaction to the "Gang of 10" compromise, which would allow some drilling off the southeast coast in exchange for the end of subsidies to Big Oil and renewed investment in clean energy. read more »

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For Conservatives, "All of the Above" Means "No Clean Energy"

Conservatives won't even accept a compromise that allows for more drilling, because it would also help clean energy compete against Big Oil. read more »