Oil ‘Advocate’ Mary Landrieu On Drilling: ‘You Don’t Have To Drill On Every Square Inch Of Land’ | ThinkProgress

Local regulation of oil and gas drilling was thrust into the spotlight this election when Longmont, Colorado banned drilling within its city limits.  The decision was closely watched by the energy industry because of its implications for other communities across the country.

As the head of the Western Energy Alliance, an industry group against the ban put it, “We can’t afford that particular issue to get out of the barn at Longmont.”

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