Conservative Think Tank Supported Great Lakes Oil Drilling

Let's hope the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon rig along with the economy of the Gulf Coast through BP's arrogance and lazy government oversight also sinks the notion that drilling under the largest supply of fresh surface water in the world is a good idea.

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Russ Harding is director of the Property Rights Network and senior environmental analyst at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a research and educational institute headquartered in Midland, Mich. Permission to reprint in whole or in part is hereby granted, provided that the author and the Center are properly cited.