Editorial: Shift on drilling for oil is welcome

Dave Martin/The Associated Press<br/>Angler Andy Hails trolls the Gulf of Mexico near a natural gas well off the Alabama coast in this 2003 file photo. President Obama announced his new offshore drilling policy Wednesday. Obama is allowing oil drilling off Virginia’s shorelines and considering it for a large chunk of the Atlantic seaboard. <br/>At the same time, he’s rejecting some new drilling sites that had been planned in Alaska. <br/>

Dave Martin/The Associated Press<br/>Angler Andy Hails trolls the Gulf of Mexico near a natural gas well off the Alabama coast in this 2003 file photo. President Obama announced his new offshore drilling policy Wednesday. Obama is allowing oil drilling off Virginia’s shorelines and considering it for a large chunk of the Atlantic seaboard. <br/>At the same time, he’s rejecting some new drilling sites that had been planned in Alaska. <br/>

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