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Interior Dept. report on drilling is mostly silent on climate change
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Interior Dept. report on drilling is mostly silent on climate change

The department recommended higher fees for oil and gas leases, but there was no sign the government planned to take global warming into account when weighing new applications.
Government loophole gave oil companies $18 billion windfall
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Government loophole gave oil companies $18 billion windfall

A 1990s effort to encourage drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has cost the government $18 billion in lost revenue from oil royalties, according to a new report. 
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