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February 15, 2013

A Natural Gas Strategy Democrats Should Heed

Editors, Washington Post


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"THE NATURAL-GAS boom has led to cleaner power and greater energy independence,” President Obama declared in his State of the Union addressTuesday night. “That’s why my administration will keep cutting red tape and speeding up new oil and gas permits.” New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D), Maryland Democrats and other friends of Mr. Obama should listen up.

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TAGGED: New York State, Fracking, Governor Andrew Cuomo, President Obama, natural gas

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