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Despite Reports of Little Oil and Little Support from Coastal Residents, Florida Moves Closer to Offshore Drilling

FLORIDA

Oil drilling bill introduced in Senate
http://legislaturetoday.blogs.heraldtribune.com/10023/oil-drilling-bill-introduced-in-senate/
Read the bill: http://flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=sb2622.html&Directory=session/2010/Senate/bills/billtext/html/
Senator Haridopolos introduced this legislation over the weekend. It would allow drilling within 3 miles of the coast and would take effect on July 1, 2010.

House will ban drilling platforms visible from shore
http://www.news-press.com/article/20100301/GREEN/100301023/1075/House-will-ban-drilling-platforms-visible-from-shore

Offshore oil bill is viewed as risky
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100228/NEWS01/2280316/1006

Offshore Florida oil: Not much there, there
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_politics/2010/02/offshore-florida-oil-not-much-there-there.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+news%2Fpolitics%2Fpoliticalpulse+%28Central+Florida+Political+Pulse%29
“A new report says drilling in Florida waters would “have no discernible impact” on gas prices or the nation’s dependence on foreign oil, but could pump millions into state coffers. […] However, the report also said that the state’s estimated oil reserves – less than 100 million barrels – would satisfy the U.S. demand for oil for less than a week.”

Report says oil supplies in Fla. waters negligible
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6887948.html
“Estimated reserves in Florida waters would provide the United States with less than a week's worth of oil and have no discernible effect on prices at the pump or U.S. reliance on foreign oil, says a report released Friday as part of a state Senate review of whether a ban on offshore drilling should be lifted.”

In Florida, support for offshore drilling depends on where you live
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/02/28/1504466/in-florida-support-for-offshore.html
“When it comes to drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico, it's as if there are two Floridas. The people who live and work along the Gulf Coast tend to oppose it. Counties and cities around the state's western rim -- including Pinellas County, Largo, Tarpon Springs, St. Petersburg and Safety Harbor -- have passed resolutions opposing offshore drilling. Much of the support for the Legislature lifting the state's longtime ban on offshore drilling is coming from the state's inland areas, where no swimmer will ever encounter a tarball.”

CALIFORNIA

PXP and EDC: A Grand Plan
http://www.independent.com/news/2010/mar/01/pxp-and-edc-grand-plan/

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2,350 oil spills into the Mediterranean... in one year

2,350 oil spills into the Mediterranean... in one year

Decisions Nearing; Oil Companies Lobbying; Fishermen Worried

NATIONAL

Interior Secretary Sees Offshore Leasing Plan in 30-45 Days
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100219-713491.html?mod=WSJ_World_MIDDLEHeadlinesEurope

Salazar closes in on offshore drilling decision
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/82385-salazar-closes-in-on-offshore-drilling-decision

CALIFORNIA

Oil company spending lavishly to get around Carpinteria law
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik21-2010feb21,0,3506662.column
This is proposed onshore drilling, but it affects coastal and offshore resources.

FLORIDA

Florida legislators consider lifting ban on offshore drilling
http://www.theolympian.com/2010/02/19/1144607/florida-legislators-consider-lifting.html

VIRGINIA

Va. Senate backs bill to send offshore-drilling cash to transportation, environment
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/state_regional_govtpolitics/article/DRILGAT22_20100222-130201/326049/
“What a difference a few days makes. Voting 21-19, the Virginia Senate today backed legislation earmarking cash from offshore oil and gas exploration for education, the environment and transportation. The Democrat-controlled Senate had rejected a similar bill earlier in the 2010 session, largely to send a message to Gov. Bob McDonnell to go public on his remedy to the state's fiscal crisis. The House bill passed this afternoon and the defeated Senate measure are largely symbolic measures. That's because it will be years, if ever, before Virginia sees royalties from offshore drilling.”

Uncertainty not worth spoiling coast
http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/opinion/columnists/article/uncertainty_not_worth_spoiling_coast/52592/

NORTHEAST

Tribes concerned about loss of fishing due to oil spills
http://www.capecodtoday.com/blogs/index.php/2010/02/22/tribes-concerned-about-loss-of-fishing-d?blog=53
“After having been essentially excluded from the commercial fishery in Nova Scotia for some time, Aboriginal fishermen have seen a dramatic growth in their ranks in the past ten years and they are worried that this productive period could come to an abrupt end by the dangers posed by recent moves to approve oil and gas production on Georges Bank.”

Oregon Decides that Offshore Drilling is NOT THE ANSWER in its Territorial Sea

Yesterday, the Oregon State Senate passed HB 3613 by a vote of 22-8. This bill restores the moratorium on offshore drilling for oil and gas within Oregon's Territorial Sea (0-3nm) until 2020. This bill was supported by a diverse coalition of businesses, organizations, fishing groups and the Siuslaw, Newport, and Portland Chapters of the Surfrider Foundation.

Read More:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/02/oregon-offshore-oil-drilling.html

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/02/oregon_senate_endorses_10-year.html

http://olcv.org/resources/moratorium-offshore-drilling-passes-oregon-senate