Proposal Could Open Parts Of Atlantic, Close Parts Of Arctic To Drilling

Published January 27, 2015 at 1:50 PM EST

This 2007 photo provided by Shell Exploration & Production Company shows the Frontier Discoverer drilling rig as it sits in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. (Shell Exploration & Production via AP)

The Obama Administration today is proposing opening up parts of the Eastern seaboard to offshore drilling, while at the same time proposing a ban on drilling along some parts of Alaska’s Arctic coast.

Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson talks with Phil Flynn, an energy market analyst with Price Futures Group, and Bob Deans of the Natural Resources Defense Council, about the proposal — a win and a loss each for environmentalists and the oil industry

Guests

Phil Flynn, senior market analyst at Price Futures Group. He tweets @EnergyPhilFlynn.
Bob Deans, director of editorial content at the Natural Resources Defense Council.

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