Was this part of those secret energy meetings, and is there any way to
find out exactly what was? Mercy
Fred
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080711/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_offshore_drilling
Bush pushes Congress to allow oil drilling
By TERENCE HUNT, AP White House Correspondent
21 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - President Bush prodded Congress on Friday to allow oil
drilling in offshore waters and in the Alaskan wildlife refuge, citing
"tough economic times" for the American people.
Bush met with his senior economic advisers at the Energy Department to
discuss soaring prices for gasoline and crude oil. Bush said one
answer is to increase supply in this country by tapping "the vast
potential" of crude oil reserves on offshore lands and in Alaska as
well as in oil shale in the western part of the United States.
With gasoline prices above $4 a gallon, Bush and his Republican allies
think American's reluctance to drill in pristine waters and lands is
diminishing and that there is an opportunity for oil companies to move
into areas that have been off limits.
