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Nicole Allan - Nicole Allan is a senior associate editor at The Atlantic.

Why Drilling Moratoriums Are a 'Morally False Choice'

By Nicole Allan
Jul 1 2010, 11:29 AM ET Comment

In this video from Climate Desk partner Need to Know, Atlantic correspondent and oil expert Lisa Margonelli talks to Jon Meacham about halting drilling in the Gulf. She explains her view that Americans don't have a right to drive cars and use gasoline unless we're willing to drill for it in our own backyard.


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