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#978648 - 06/20/08 01:24 AM
Dopeinator, Boxer, Feinstein Against Drilling4Oil
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http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/1024359.htmlExcerpt: WASHINGTON – If President Bush and Republican Sen. John McCain are expecting any support from California's top leaders for their plan to lift a ban on offshore drilling, it could be a long wait.
"California's coastline is an international treasure," Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Wednesday. "I do not support lifting this moratorium on new oil drilling off our coast."
Ditto from the state's two Democratic senators, who are out to thwart the proposal. Sen. Barbara Boxer says all Bush wants to do is "drill, drill, drill." And Sen. Dianne Feinstein says the president has returned to "the mantra of drilling."
"Californians are all too familiar with the consequences of offshore drilling," Feinstein said. "An oil spill in 1969 off the coast of Santa Barbara killed thousands of birds, as well as dolphins, seals and other marine animals. And we know this could happen again."
Bush proposed to allow drilling off U.S. coastlines as part of a broader effort to boost oil supplies, but it's likely to go nowhere because of a reluctant Democratic-majority Congress.
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#978679 - 06/20/08 12:33 PM
Re: Dopeinator, Boxer, Feinstein Against Drilling4Oil
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And this is a surprise why?
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#978813 - 06/20/08 02:52 PM
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So, Steven, do you have any ideas on what to do?
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#978816 - 06/20/08 02:54 PM
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So, Steven, do you have any ideas on what to do? Tofu and patchouli power for everyone.
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#978832 - 06/20/08 03:02 PM
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Apples and Oranges. Drilling technology was extremely primitive back then.
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#979172 - 06/20/08 06:26 PM
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Yesterday, I learned that the federal government has already approved over ten thousand permits to drill for oil that have not been started by the oil companies. Further, only a very small percentage of the deep sea leases approved for exploration have been tested.
Finally, even if we did sink additional deep sea wells, there are not tankers to move the crude oil to the refineries as all of the world's tankers are booked years in advance.
Build more tankers. Isn't it amazing how the free market works?
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#979186 - 06/20/08 06:42 PM
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Yesterday, I learned that the federal government has already approved over ten thousand permits to drill for oil that have not been started by the oil companies. Further, only a very small percentage of the deep sea leases approved for exploration have been tested.
Finally, even if we did sink additional deep sea wells, there are not tankers to move the crude oil to the refineries as all of the world's tankers are booked years in advance.
Build more tankers. Isn't it amazing how the free market works? You mean if our people were allowed to build wells, they might build more refineries and more tankers?
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#979344 - 06/20/08 08:13 PM
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Yesterday, I learned that the federal government has already approved over ten thousand permits to drill for oil that have not been started by the oil companies. Further, only a very small percentage of the deep sea leases approved for exploration have been tested.
Finally, even if we did sink additional deep sea wells, there are not tankers to move the crude oil to the refineries as all of the world's tankers are booked years in advance.
Actually, you learned that there are over 10,000 leases that are in the exploration phase. Exploration, meaning they are being explored to see if there is enough oil to make it cost justified to drill. But I am sure the place you got this info from never mentioned that.
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