Days Before Obama Announced CO2 Rule, Exxon Awarded Gulf of Mexico Oil Leases

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By Steve HornJun 3, 2014, 9:00 pm77 pts
On Friday May 30, just a few days before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced details of its carbon rule proposal, the Obama Administration awarded offshore oil leases to ExxonMobil in an area of the Gulf of Mexico potentially containing over 172 million barrels of oil. The U.S. Department of…

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