Palin cancelled five projects in Alaska when she was governor. The oil industry seems to be perking along.Regulations restrict every aspect of petroleum production.
One of the most famous examples was the Obama Administration cancelling a permit for a huge Exxon project off of the north slope because they failed to calculate the exhaust from supply ships in their green requirements.
Obama has presided over America's biggest oil boom ever
Harold Hamm, the leading contender to be Trump's energy secretary, says Obama destroyed the U.S. oil boom. But the numbers paint a different story.
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