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The oil offshore that we don't mine anymore is bubbling up through the sand right now.

Did you see the article yesterday about this. Even the environmentalists agree with this and were willing to do some drilling to relieve it.

Unfortunately, the Utopian left didn't want to ruin their pretty view or to suggest that they would ever, ever, ever allow real drilling to support our energy needs. (Thanks for NOTHING John Garamendi!)

California Rejects Oil Agreement between Industry and Greens
The California State Lands Commission has rejected an agreement by industry and environmental groups that would have allowed environmentally friendly oil production off the coast of Santa Barbara.
According to the commission, the economic and environmental benefits of the agreement are outweighed by the presumption of possible future harm if the agreement should inspire additional offshore oil production.
Natural oil seeps off the shore of Santa Barbara are responsible for substantial pollution of regional waters, and area environmental groups are eager to mitigate the problem. Oil companies want to take advantage of the seeps, which they see as an abundant oil resource, and thereby help clean up the environment.
The State Lands Commission voted 2-1 in late January to forbid oil production offshore from Santa Barbara.
Lt. Gov. John Garamendi (D) cast the deciding vote on the commission and, according to the Los Angeles Times, said allowing new production in state waters would suggest the state welcomes offshore drilling and would encourage oil companies to look into additional offshore oil production opportunities.
That, according to Garamendi, would negate any economic and environmental benefits from oil production off the coast near Santa Barbara.
State Controller John Chiang (D) cast the other no vote, doing so without comment.
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