Oil industry presses Obama on Arctic drilling

Fuel Fix: With the clock ticking on the Obama administration’s decision on whether to allow drilling in the U.S. Arctic, the oil industry is trying to apply some final hour pressure on the president’s home turf through a series of advertisement buys.

This week the Arctic Energy Center, a pro-drilling coalition that includes the Independent Petroleum Association of America and the Alaska Chamber of Commerce, says it will run television ads in the Washington, D.C., area to remind the president of the economic importance of oil and gas drilling on the Alaska economy.

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