As gas prices rise, public seeks alternatives to oil

(Cross-posted from Think it Through.)
Guest post by Emma White.
With gas topping $4 a gallon in many places, the prevailing wisdom in DC suggests that calling for more domestic oil drilling is a political winner for politicians, and those who oppose new drilling will pay a political price. �President Obama embraced this perspective last week, offering his own plan to expand offshore oil drilling in Alaska, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Atlantic seaboard.
It is certainly true that many Americans are open to increasing offshore drilling in the U.S.� The Pew Research Center found in March, when gas prices had already risen sharply, that 57% favor allowing increased oil and gas drilling in U.S. waters.

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