Coastal Drilling Delayed

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Vorys

While the Interior Department may be putting the brakes on the prior administration's plans to open up the Atlantic and Pacific coasts for offshore drilling, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that is not the case for alternative energy development - particularly offshore wind projects.

[Update.  In related news, the Houston Chronicle reports that a leading Democrat has suggested that Congress is unlikely to restore an offshore oil and gas drilling  ban despite pressure from environmental advocates and fishermen.  (Moved up).]

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