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Memo to McCain: Offshore Drilling Won't Reduce Gas Prices

By Lisa Kaiser
Shepherd Express | July 25, 2008
McCain -- who has accepted more than $1 million from Big Oil donors -- is hoping that voters who are outraged by the high cost of gas will support his desire to find new domestic sources of oil and natural gas. But according to the "official energy statistics" from the federal government's Energy Information Administration, there isn't enough oil in the "off-limits" offshore areas to make a dent in world supplies or the cost of gas.
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Tags: 2008 presidential election, John McCain, environment, fuel prices, offshore drilling, Big Oil

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