OpinionApril 26, 2002
Speak Out A 04/28/02
Placing the blame TO THE person who said to thank Jean Carnahan for $5-a-gallon gasoline: Alaskan oil would not be ready for close to 10 years. It would take a few years of exploration before anyone could even choose proper drilling sites. Republicans are holding out on funding for research on hybrid or fuel-cell vehicles. Whom do we blame? Carnahan, who realizes that the Alaskan oil is a short-term solution? Or the Republican oil politicians who oppose alternative fuels?...
Placing the blame
TO THE person who said to thank Jean Carnahan for $5-a-gallon gasoline: Alaskan oil would not be ready for close to 10 years. It would take a few years of exploration before anyone could even choose proper drilling sites. Republicans are holding out on funding for research on hybrid or fuel-cell vehicles. Whom do we blame? Carnahan, who realizes that the Alaskan oil is a short-term solution? Or the Republican oil politicians who oppose alternative fuels?
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