The Bush administration took the first step toward new offshore drilling on Thursday, asking for public comments on a proposal to potentially open up an area to drilling some 50 miles off the Virginia coast. Even if leasing is ultimately approved, the area wouldn't be leased until 2011 at the earliest, according to the Interior Department.
Yes, Virginia, There Is Offshore Drilling
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Posted 8:14 AM on 13 Nov 2008
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henryjoe Posted 10:05 am
21 Nov 2008
What have been the cause of the biggest spills? Oil tankers spillage. The Valdez spill in Alaska was a an Oil tanker running agound. Our US ports have a huge number of tankers sailing into ports everyday. SF bay has 10 tankers sailing into the bay every day. Where will the newxt spill occur in one of our bays when a tanker runs into another ship or runs aground in the fog.
So way is there so much hate spewing out of eco heads. Because there is a large target - THE OIL INDUSTRY. Everyone hates them so they are easy to write that htey will benefit.
We, the US car drivewr will benefit from off shore oil drilling. Yes it will take years for that oil to start to flow. But eco heads said that 10 years ago.
Oh yes its nice that you want to save our coastal views, and get oil from foreign countries desp[oiling their coastal regions. But that's okay to be selfish, we're Americans!!!
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