California
Don't trade oil for parks
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_14352149
Oregon
Oregon House votes for 10-year ban on off-shore oil and gas drilling
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/02/oregon_house_votes_for_10-year.html
Florida
A 'human line in the sand'
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/columnists/a-human-line-in-the-sand-216473.html
“Floridians who don't want oil drilling as close as 3 miles head for the beaches this Saturday for the simplest demonstration ever.”
Also: Join hands to prevent Gulf drilling
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100207/LETTERS/100209780?Title=Join-hands-to-prevent-Gulf-drilling
“Our goal is to persuade legislators and Gov. Charlie Crist to drop the folly of offshore oil drilling. All it takes is one accident -- one oil spill. It is just not worth the risk to our environment and coastal tourism industry.”
Also: Protest aims at oil drilling
http://keysnews.com/node/20676
Virginia
Virginia's misguided rush to drill offshore
http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-op_drilling_0207feb07,0,6391655.story
“In the heated debate over offshore drilling, policymakers have […] largely ignored the coastal environment and economies that would be subjected to potential harm from new offshore drilling such as off Virginia's coast. […] It is disturbing that in their rush to drill, oil and gas drilling advocates in Virginia would oppose prudent studies on the impact of drilling on our precious Chesapeake Bay, our sensitive coastal wetlands, and our highly lucrative tourism and fishing industries that are completely dependent on clean beaches and healthy ocean waters.”
In Virginia, offshore drilling a bipartisan goal
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-drilling-virginia8-2010feb08,0,3211440.story
The space agency, which operates a launching facility on the Virginia shore, says drilling would pose a safety risk because of the rigs' proximity to where rocket components fall into the Atlantic."You'd think 50 miles out would not be a problem," NASA spokesman Keith Koehler said. "But for us, it is. It's right in the middle of our launch range."
Don't trade oil for parks
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_14352149
Oregon
Oregon House votes for 10-year ban on off-shore oil and gas drilling
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/02/oregon_house_votes_for_10-year.html
Florida
A 'human line in the sand'
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/columnists/a-human-line-in-the-sand-216473.html
“Floridians who don't want oil drilling as close as 3 miles head for the beaches this Saturday for the simplest demonstration ever.”
Also: Join hands to prevent Gulf drilling
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100207/LETTERS/100209780?Title=Join-hands-to-prevent-Gulf-drilling
“Our goal is to persuade legislators and Gov. Charlie Crist to drop the folly of offshore oil drilling. All it takes is one accident -- one oil spill. It is just not worth the risk to our environment and coastal tourism industry.”
Also: Protest aims at oil drilling
http://keysnews.com/node/20676
Virginia
Virginia's misguided rush to drill offshore
http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-op_drilling_0207feb07,0,6391655.story
“In the heated debate over offshore drilling, policymakers have […] largely ignored the coastal environment and economies that would be subjected to potential harm from new offshore drilling such as off Virginia's coast. […] It is disturbing that in their rush to drill, oil and gas drilling advocates in Virginia would oppose prudent studies on the impact of drilling on our precious Chesapeake Bay, our sensitive coastal wetlands, and our highly lucrative tourism and fishing industries that are completely dependent on clean beaches and healthy ocean waters.”
In Virginia, offshore drilling a bipartisan goal
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-drilling-virginia8-2010feb08,0,3211440.story
The space agency, which operates a launching facility on the Virginia shore, says drilling would pose a safety risk because of the rigs' proximity to where rocket components fall into the Atlantic."You'd think 50 miles out would not be a problem," NASA spokesman Keith Koehler said. "But for us, it is. It's right in the middle of our launch range."
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YOU ARE ALL FORGETTING THAT YOUR COUNTRY IS SO DEPENDENT UPON FOREIGN OIL. IT IS PRODUCED IN REGIONS WHERE THE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS ARE OFTEN LOWER THAN YOURS, BUT OF COURSE YOU CANT SEE THE RESULTS.
IT IS THEN TRANSPORTED BY TANKER TO THE US, MUCH OF WHICH COMES INTO GULF PORTS OR IS TRANSHIPPED OFFSHORE INTO SMALLER SHIPS, WITH VASTLY HIGHER RISKS THAN EXPERIENCED FROM OFFSHORE DRILLING AND PRODUCTION.
THEREFORE IF YOU DRILL AND PRODUCE YOUR OWN OIL, THE RISKS FROM PIPING THE OIL ASHORE IS LOWER THAN TANKER TRANSPORT, AGREED NOT NON EXISTENT, YOU REDUCE THE NATIONS DEPENDENCE UPON UNSTABLE GOVERNMENTS, REDUCE THE COUNTRY'S IMPORT BILL, PROVIDE US JOBS OFFSHORE AND ONSHORE.
THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO THIS COIN AND YOU ARE ONLY LOOKING AT ONE SIDE AND IN A VERY BLINKERED WAY.
LOOK AT ALL THE ASPECTS AND CONSEQUENCES BEFORE MAKING A FINAL DECISION
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