President Obama made a lot of noise by opening up some parts of the continental shelf to drilling, then a couple of days later the E.P.A. released new fuel economy standards for cars and trucks AND issued rules for how much CO2 cars can release.
Funny that the drilling got all the attention but the E.P.A. are what will really matter.
We are in the midst of a political magician.
See:
U.S. Issues Limits on Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Cars
Offshore Drilling's Payoff May Not Be Energy
