Energy crisis
Senator Feinstein Opposes Efforts to Lift Moratoria on Offshore Drilling for Outer Continental Shelf
By admin - Posted on June 18th, 2008
June 17, 2008 -- “There are some who believe that the only solution to our skyrocketing energy crisis is to drill, drill, and drill. And one of their primary targets is the Outer Continental Shelf.
Congress chose to protect these federal waters from oil exploitation in 1981. And Congress has voted to renew that ban every year since then.
Offshore oil drilling rig: Photo by Beau Wade (CC)
But today, these federal protections are under attack.
Let me be clear: lifting the moratoria is a false promise and an unnecessary risk. » read more »
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