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 Stories About: energy AND gas prices AND lying liars AND messaging AND Newt Gingrich AND oil
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Drill here, drill now, pay less
Gingrich mounts campaign to support domestic oil drilling |
David Roberts |
28 May 2008 |
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| "Green conservative" and We campaign spokesman Newt Gingrich is mounting a new campaign: "Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less." His promise is that (blocking Lieberman-Warner and) opening up drilling off the coasts, in the Gulf of Mexico, in northern Alaska, and in the Rockies (for oil shale) would lower gas prices. Now, for one thing that's just a lie. It's false. According to the EIA, the U.S. has about 21 billion gallons in proven oil reserves ... |
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| Topics: energy, gas prices, lying liars, messaging, Newt Gingrich, oil (all these topics) |
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