[ovrtaxt]

As a Floridian, I say drill away.

Sure, we have the best beaches in America, (except for maybe Hawaii), and a beautiful coral reef in the upper keys, but so what. Cuba is drilling near the keys anyway. Either stop those rigs, or join them and claim the territory.

[thackney]

By having our own drilling equipment, we will also have spill response equipment. If Cuba/China have a spill, it would be in our interest to have reponse equipment in the area.

Besides, drilling is one of the least causes for oil in the water. The National Academy of Sciences has published "Oil in the Sea" which summarizes sources of oil pollution:

Nearly 85 percent of the 29 million gallons of petroleum that enter North American ocean waters each year as a result of human activities comes from land-based runoff, polluted rivers, airplanes, and small boats and jet skis, while less than 8 percent comes from tanker or pipeline spills.

Oil in the Sea