Report: Oil-and-gas drilling bans will cut GDP by $2.36 trillion

By Ben Geman
The Hill
February 15, 2010

This should provide some ammo for industry groups pushing the White House to allow wider drilling: A new report says U.S. oil-and-gas drilling bans will increase consumer energy costs and decrease cumulative U.S. GDP by $2.36 trillion over the next two decades.

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