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The insignificance of offshore drilling

Even Bush's Department of Energy acknowledges that more drilling in the U.S. won't relieve gas price pain. For real short-term help, look to China

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    I for one am glad that violence in Nigeria has cut production 25%

    Oil is evil and the less we have of it, the better. Infinite free instant solar rainbows will save us.

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