Not Just the Atlantic: Obama Leasing Millions of Gulf Acres for Offshore Drilling

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By Steve HornJul 23, 2014, 5:16 pm107 pts
Deploying the age-old “Friday news dump,” President Barack Obama's Interior Department gave the green light on Friday, July 18 to companies to deploy seismic air guns to examine the scope of Atlantic Coast offshore oil-and-gas reserves. It is the first time in over 30 years that the oil and gas industry is…

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Not Just the Atlantic: Obama Leasing Millions of Gulf Acres for Offshore Drilling

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