At a townhall meeting in May, Senator John McCain was cool to the idea of ending a federal moratorium on drilling offshore, but he now fully endorses removing federal restrictions on the drilling practice.
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McCain against offshore oil drilling before he was for it
Offshore Oil Rig Crane Work #2
More offshore crane work taking place.Assemblymember Nava Speaks Out Against Offshore Oil Drilling
(Sacramento) Assemblymember Pedro Nava (D-Santa Barbara) joined many of his colleagues in the State Legislature to oppose a proposal to allow new oil drilling off the coast of California. During the floor debate on legislation (AB23xxxx) to allow the PXP/Tranquillion Ridge project to go forward Assemblymember Nava said, This bill is all about manipulating the budget crisis to create a windfall for one oil company and called it an historic reversal of decades of environmental policy. Heres more from Assemblymember Nava in this Assembly Access video.
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Offshore oil rig
Years of pictures and video taken from offshore platforms Hondo, Harmony and Heritage off the Santa Barbara Coast.
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Offshore Oil Rig Crane Work
Oil rig in the north sea. Crane work taking place.A Case for ANWR and Offshore Oil Exploration
As the nation’s struggling economy surpasses the war in Iraq as the biggest concern for most Americans, it is time for Congress to make a serious decision on the issue of domestic drilling in ANWR and offshore oil reserves. The widespread call to end the 1981 moratorium on offshore drilling coupled with a decision to drill in the ANWR region could significantly reduce our dependency on foreign oil. Here is why this is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and what can be done now to solve it…
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Obama on Clean Energy: Build Safe, Clean Nuclear Power Plants; New Offshore Oil & Gas Development
(1/27/10) Barack Obama–State of the Union: “To create more of these clean energy jobs, we need more production, more efficiency, more incentives. That means building a new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants in this country. It means making tough decisions about opening new offshore areas for oil and gas development. It means continued investment in advanced biofuels and clean coal technologies.”
Background Article:
“Obama Said to Seek $54 Billion in Nuclear-Power Loan Guarantees”: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a44IdhfYkf2s
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Anasuria FPSO – Offshore Oil in the North sea
http://www.bebo.com/g9ajt
What goes on the Oil Installation “Anasuria FPSO” 100 miles due east of Aberdeenin the North sea.
Pics and videos from 1996 till present. 12years LTI FREE (that ended xmas day 2008) – and i can honestly say – we are. Also a few RSOPA gold awards and the sword of safety thing.
Had to change audio track due to copyright…. bah humbug
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Bush Looks Offshore to Fix High Oil Prices
PlusBush Looks Offshore to Fix High Oil PricesBush Looks Offshore to Fix High Oil PricesThe Associated PressWith gasoline topping $4 a gallon, President Bush urged Congress on Wednesday to lift its longstanding ban on offshore oil and gas drilling, saying that the United States needs to increase its energy production. (June 18)This video contains ONLY natural sound. No script is available.
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KO Countdown : Bushed 080714 : Offshore Drilling Wont Help
MSNBC
Countdown
Bushed
2008-07-14
Offshore drilling won’t help
According to President Bush’s Energy Information Administration, offshore oil production can’t start until 2013 & the sites can’t significantly impact U.S. production until 2026.
When oil finally flows at that time, the EIA says the offshore impact on prices would be “insignificant.”
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War? What War?-Gate
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America For Sale-Gate
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Seerial Driller-Gate
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Source
http://msnbc.com
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