Democrats align to ban offshore drilling along west coast

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These tree hugging hippies are striking at the right time.  Which Repubs are going to be willing to stand in front of the oil geyser and defend it?  I think Repubs will sit quietly and let the dems shove this thru while obama (publicly) remains centrist but sure as hell doesn't veto such a bill....


Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) issued a press release late Thursday insisting that their colleagues aid them in banning offshore drilling along much of America's west coast.

"We simply cannot afford the risk posed by oil drilling off our magnificent coast," Sen. Boxer said in a media advisory. "Nearly 570,000 jobs and our vital coastal economy would not survive an environmental disaster like the one we’re seeing now along the Gulf Coast."

"Offshore oil drilling carries with it real risk," Sen. Feinstein added. "The voters of California have voted that they don't want offshore oil drilling, and I don’t want offshore drilling. Now we know what the potential is for catastrophe and we have to see that it never, ever happens again. Therefore, I’m very happy to join with Senator Boxer and others on this legislation to permanently ban all new offshore oil and natural gas along the West Coast."

Senate Democrats failed Thursday in a bid to quickly pass legislation that would dramatically increase oil firms' economic liability after massive spills like the one soiling the Gulf of Mexico.

The measure, pushed by lawmakers from New Jersey and Florida, would raise the ceiling on damages an oil company could have to pay for things like lost tourism or fishing revenue from 75 million dollars to 10 billion.

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The trouble is most of the oil that is left is at a depth that is beyond saturation divers.
And in a few years time this is all that will be left
I think they should put a stop on it till the oil companies can figure out a way to deal with a crisis at depth.
The RCVs have proved to be useless.

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Living in a tent and reading under candlelight sounds so great, especially when its 25 degrees outside. 

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Living in a tent and reading under candlelight sounds so great, especially when its 25 degrees outside. 

Exactly and Feinstein has some pair of balls [probaly litterally judging by her looks]this is the idiot that wouldnt allow wind farms because they were an eye sore.So,once again,no drilling,no nukes,no wind,no solar,no coal,no oil shale.Perhaps we can ride stationary bikes hooked up to generators to heat our homes.Im sure this would help Michelle Obamas goal of telling us what to weigh by the idiotic BMI index.