Which Way, L.A.?

Obama Drills for Consensus on Energy Consensus

The President says his offshore oil-and-gas proposal will "break out of the broken policies of the past." But he's set off a familiar debate over energy needs and environmental protection. Will it lead to another stalemate or a breakthrough on global warming — in an election year?

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

The President says his offshore oil-and-gas proposal will "break out of the broken policies of the past." But he's set off a familiar debate over energy needs and environmental protection. Will it lead to another stalemate or a breakthrough on global warming — in an election year?

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Darrell Satzman
Producer
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Stephen Power
Energy and Environmental Policy Reporter, Wall Street Journal
Norman Ornstein
American Enterprise Institute / Atlantic
Frances Beinecke
President, Natural Resources Defense Council

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Which Way, L.A.?

Obama Drills for Consensus on Energy Consensus

The President says his offshore oil-and-gas proposal will "break out of the broken policies of the past." But he's set off a familiar debate over energy needs and environmental protection. Will it lead to another stalemate or a breakthrough on global warming — in an election year?

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Which Way, L.A.?

Obama Drills for Consensus on Energy Consensus

The President says his offshore oil-and-gas proposal will "break out of the broken policies of the past." But he's set off a familiar debate over energy needs and environmental protection. Will it lead to another stalemate or a breakthrough on global warming — in an election year?

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