By proposing to end a century of federal control over oil and gas drilling and coal mining on government lands, Mitt Romney is making a bid for anti-Washington voters in key Western states while dangling the promise of a big reward to major campaign supporters from the energy industry.

Romney Would Give Reins to States on Drilling on Federal Lands (via theamericanbear)

The right has been trying to give away public lands since the 1970s. They’re winning.

(via theamericanbear)

#national parks  #republicans  #capitalism  #transfer  #land use  #drilling  #oil  #gas  #fracking  #energy  #coal  
∞  08/24/12 at 09:19am via The New York Times
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