Obama Proposes Offshore Drilling Plan

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2010 If you thought "drill, baby, drill!" was only a right-wing slogan, think again. On Wednesday, President Barack Obama outlined a plan for doing a little drilling for oil and gas off a few sections of our nation's coastline, including the East Coast, Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Salazar Shelves Bush’s Offshore Drilling Plans

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2009 Just before he skedaddled out of the White House, President Bush worked out a scheme to make millions of acres of the American coast available for offshore drilling, but on Tuesday, President Obama's interior secretary, Ken Salazar, brought those plans to a halt, at least for the next six months. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain Campaign Ads: Impending Economic Cataclysm Edition

Staff / Truthdig Sep 16, 2008 John McCain's campaign would like to nominate -- who else? -- John McCain and Sarah Palin as just the ticket to get Americans out of financial crisis, claiming they'll fight "special interest giveaways" on Wall Street(?!), cut taxes and, of course, drill, baby, drill! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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New Hampshire Takes Chavez Up on Free Oil Offer

Staff / Truthdig Jul 20, 2008 Americans are undergoing an "attitude adjustment," as the AP puts it, when it comes to oil, as evidenced by the current debate over lifting the ban on drilling off the U.S. coastlines. Another sign that drastic times call for what some might call drastic measures: New Hampshire residents will be keeping warm this winter with a little help from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Angling to Help Fannie and Freddie

Staff / Truthdig Jul 15, 2008 President Bush is still insisting that the U.S. economy is in generally good shape, even as he asks Congress to support legislation to help Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, while insisting in the same breath that he's not proposing a "bailout" for the ailing mortgage companies. Hmmm. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush: Lift the Ban on Offshore Drilling

Staff / Truthdig Jun 19, 2008 President Bush called for a speedy end to the ban on offshore oil drilling in American coastal waters Wednesday, chiding his congressional challengers by declaring that there's "no excuse for delay" in lifting the "outdated and counterproductive" restrictions. However, some of his political opponents on this issue, like California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, are giving him heat from his own side of the political aisle. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )