Outside Erie

This week’s top comment comes from Ed Tonkin, who proposes the government creates $25-billion prize to those who develop a solution to the problem of U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
Here’s an excerpt from his recent comment:
Fear and environmental politics have made various energy solutions untenable such as nuclear, offshore drilling, and explorations in Alaska. Within […]

U.S. Rep. John Peterson of Pleasantville is quoted in the Buffalo News this morning saying that he supports drilling for oil and natural gas in Lake Erie.

A ban on drilling in the lakes “makes no public policy sense,” given that the Canadians are already doing it, said Peterson, a Republican from Pennsylvania.

Peterson has been pushing […]