Udall shifts views on offshore drilling (Politico)

Josh Kraushaar 1 hour, 1 minute ago If any doubt remained that the debate over energy has shifted in Republicans’ favor, Rep. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) ended it this week. Udall, one of the House’s preeminent environmentalist sand the Democratic nominee in a closely contested Colorado Senate race, came out in favor of a bipartisan, comprehensive energy plan that would permit additional offshore drilling — a striking departure from his past opposition to such measures. He also aired a television ad featuring oil workers on a derrick, with Udall saying, “We’ve got to produce our own oil and gas here in our country and keep it here to power America’s economy.” Udall’s move comes as a number of leading Democratic candidates across the country are running away from their longstanding opposition to additional domestic drilling — and as... [read full story]