Basically, neither Republications nor Democrats seem willing to compromise on this. The Democrats want to keep substantial limits on drilling and want to change the tax incentives very strongly toward renewables (increase on oil, decrease on renewables). The Republicans want drill, drill, drill, let market forces judge renewables, and never ever raise taxes on anything (even if you lower taxes somewhere else). There is a compromise there somewhere. From my viewpoint, going to 50-miles should start a conversation about where you could end up somewhere in the middle. Also, incentives for global warming and continued dependence on oil, which means ME oil no matter how much you drill, is not too smart nowadays.