China to build oil platform off of Florida Keys?
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China to build oil platform off of Florida Keys?
Environmentalists won't let us do it.. we may harm the ecosystem.. so now China gets dibs on pumping massive amounts of oil within site of the US but doesn't have to play by our environmental rules because it's not in US controlled waters....
WTF is wrong with this picture?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,193292,00.html
The "not in my backyard" mentality continues... but it doesn't stop the neighbor right on the other side of your fence from doing it.
WTF is wrong with this picture?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,193292,00.html
The "not in my backyard" mentality continues... but it doesn't stop the neighbor right on the other side of your fence from doing it.
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Heck Ted kennedy doesn't even want pollution free energy.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/wa..._on_cape_wind/
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/wa..._on_cape_wind/
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I, too, don't get upset that easily, but this makes my blood boil. I really would love to see the books for those environmentalists and follow the trail. I am willing to bet that there are oil companies that support them via various channels so that we can't drill for our own here, in turn, they make a glorious return.
The time is now to tap into our reserves, to further support helping along renewable sources, such as E85, and get our money out of the pockets of OPEC, of Hugo Chavez, and others that give us oil. Why we chose to go that route, I don't know. As English Adam said, it's time to WAKE UP!!
The time is now to tap into our reserves, to further support helping along renewable sources, such as E85, and get our money out of the pockets of OPEC, of Hugo Chavez, and others that give us oil. Why we chose to go that route, I don't know. As English Adam said, it's time to WAKE UP!!
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Like I saw before, we all need to march to the capitol with gascans in hand demanding change. Drill more oil holes so our pockets can stay full. Stop relying on others for oil. This country was founded by men who were revolutionaries, now leadership in this country is very complacent. I just hope Bush doesn't cop his old man's key phrase and say "not gonna doit".
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Originally Posted by trytokeepup
I had thought bush WANTED to drill in alaska but all the tree huggers put a stop to it?
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For years, the "environmentalists" who have stopped the rigs off the Florida coast have been George & Jeb Bush.
Flashback to 2002:
Flashback to 2002:
President Bush committed the federal government on Wednesday to pay $235 million to buy back oil, natural gas and mining development rights near Florida's Everglades and beaches, an environmental deal that his up-for-reelection brother acknowledged as a political boon.
"Florida is known worldwide for its beautiful coastal waters and the Everglades. Today we are acting to preserve both," the president said in a written statement.
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, seeking a second term in November, escorted to the White House members of the Collier family who are to receive $120 million for their oil and gas drilling rights if Congress approves the agreement sealed with a presidential handshake in the Oval Office.
The second half of the deal, a $115-million settlement buying out nine oil and gas leases to preclude drilling in Gulf of Mexico areas closest to Pensacola, does not require legislation and will proceed without Congress, said Interior Secretary Gale Norton.
Asked outside the White House if his re-election campaign stands to benefit politically in a state where polls show 75 percent of Floridians opposed to offshore drilling, Jeb Bush, the president's younger brother replied:
"I hope so. But more importantly, it is good public policy and when there's a convergence of good politics and good public policy, I don't think we should be ashamed about it."
"Florida is known worldwide for its beautiful coastal waters and the Everglades. Today we are acting to preserve both," the president said in a written statement.
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, seeking a second term in November, escorted to the White House members of the Collier family who are to receive $120 million for their oil and gas drilling rights if Congress approves the agreement sealed with a presidential handshake in the Oval Office.
The second half of the deal, a $115-million settlement buying out nine oil and gas leases to preclude drilling in Gulf of Mexico areas closest to Pensacola, does not require legislation and will proceed without Congress, said Interior Secretary Gale Norton.
Asked outside the White House if his re-election campaign stands to benefit politically in a state where polls show 75 percent of Floridians opposed to offshore drilling, Jeb Bush, the president's younger brother replied:
"I hope so. But more importantly, it is good public policy and when there's a convergence of good politics and good public policy, I don't think we should be ashamed about it."
