[george76]

if we must have an investigation, how about investigating the extent to which government regulations drive up prices and block new production?

[CedarDave]

if we must have an investigation, how about investigating the extent to which government regulations drive up prices and block new production?

NM Officials Protest Upcoming BLM Oil and Gas Lease Sale

The New Mexico Game and Fish Department and other conservationists are protesting the Bureau of Land Management's upcoming oil and gas lease sale, saying the federal agency should reconsider nearly half of the parcels up for bid because of potential impacts on wildlife and their habitats.

The BLM is offering dozens of parcels covering thousands of acres in New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma as part of the agency's quarterly sale on April 16. Protests over the planned sale were due Tuesday afternoon.

And so obstructions to additional energy production continue ...