tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post3554149842418991372..comments2024-03-03T04:40:39.492-05:00Comments on Fire Megan McArdle: In My Fantasybradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06907349163323395529noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-49383775334478894402010-03-31T19:41:25.826-04:002010-03-31T19:41:25.826-04:00The proposal is also intended to generate revenue ...<i>The proposal is also intended to generate revenue from the sale of offshore leases and help win political support for comprehensive energy and climate legislation. Mr. Obama and his allies in the Senate have already made significant concessions on coal and nuclear power to try to win votes from Republicans and moderate Democrats. The new plan now grants one of the biggest items on the oil industry’s wish list — access to vast areas of the Outer Continental Shelf for drilling.</i><br /><br />There's money to be made here and now. The future is someone else's problem.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.com