Posted on 03/23/2009 12:03:27 PM PDT by kellynla
The ban on offshore oil drilling that expired last September will be restored by “any means necessary,” Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.), who serves on both the House Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, told CNSNews.com on Friday.
Inslee, who participated in a conference entitled "Planning for a Secure Energy Future” sponsored by the Washington Post, also recommended a ban on future drilling in the arctic, where he says there is a “gold rush” for oil uncovered by melting ice caps.
But Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), who serves on the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and also attended the conference, told CNSNews.com that offshore oil drilling should provide an integral part of American energy and recommended the Interior Department begin distributing offshore oil drilling leases.
Back in June, President George W. Bush lifted an 18-year-old executive order banning new offshore drilling that had been put in place by his father, President George H.W. Bush, and extended by President Bill Clinton.
At the end of September 2008, Congress – then in the midst of crafting a $700-billion financial bailout and facing nationwide pressure to lower gas prices and remove the ban – allowed a 26-year-old moratorium of offshore oil drilling that had been annually attached to the Interior Department funding bill, to expire.
Since then, the Bureau of Land Management has allowed bidding on leases for oil exploration. But some Democratic members of congress have indicated they would like to see the ban restored.
The moratorium on offshore oil drilling “will be reinstated,” Inslee told CNSNews.com, but he did not specify whether he meant the executive branch moratorium or the one from the Interior Department.
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Drill HERE, Drill NOW! Pantywaists.
I think Dems better be careful when using the term “Civil war.” Given their dislike of guns and loose wrists, they don’t have much of a chance should that scenario play out.
No sarcasm here, I'd be quite pleased if California were to secede from the union. It would be good for the country in numerous ways. One of which would be to change the balance in the electoral college. Not going to happen, of course. Just a nice fantasy.
If we were to secede then we could do what the clowns in D.C. have failed to do, deport ALL illegals & muzzies, secure our borders and live happily ever after. BIG SMILE
Fixed that.
Someone ought to be paying me to post. My thoughts are always insightful, relevant and often brilliant. If you don't believe that, just ask me.
Please ping me to anybody who gives a detailed answr to your question, please, because I need to learn a lot. But it seems to me you are talking sense, and what you said would ring true to a couple hundred million Americans. So keep saying it. And not just here.
if you have a thought; post it but leave my words alone, junior.
“Please ping me to anybody who gives a detailed answr to your question, please, because I need to learn a lot. But it seems to me you are talking sense, and what you said would ring true to a couple hundred million Americans. So keep saying it. And not just here.”
If you are interested in learning more about the energy industry, “thackney” is one of the best sources on FR. Just go to his homepage and click on “in forum” and learn all you want about the energy industry.
BTW, how ‘bout them TIGERS! BIG SMILE
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OK, supposed to be a tiger, but you got the smile!
You’re welcome...now lets cheer the Tigers on to Detroit!!!
I can tell you exactly what offshore drilling has done to Louisiana. It has destroyed the ecosystem of the marshes & swamps to the point that even a Cat 1 hurricane will do major damage. 60 years ago the oil companies laid/cris-crossed pipeline throught south Louisiana connecting them to the refineries inland. This literally ripped Louisiana into pieces,tearing up the land & unable to sustain the plant & animal life of the marshes & ecosystem that served as protection from hurricanes. Today Louisiana loses literally 100 yards of land every hour....think about that!
So yes, I think its terrible. What slays me is politicians in NY, NJ, california, Florida, the Carolinas, Alaska, have refused for decades to allow offshore drilling. It’s been the Gulf States who have carried the burden of drilling.
So I say, if it’s OK to drill off the gulf states, why can’t we drill anywhere else????
A polite comment/request would have been sufficient. Rudeness is unnecessary.
What you did was RUDE, junior!
Now, run along and quit bothering me!
ah well, everybody knows if you drive that car in LA you can only afford to rent it for show, they never own them
They won’t like what they start I assure all of you.
All incumbents must go unless they start voting the way we have decided. That leaves very few republicans that can stay IMO.
Any who have sided with Obama on any issue are as good as voted out IMO. They should be resisting on principle alone.
Basically what Congressman Idiot er I mean Inslee means is that he wants the U.S. to be a third world country. Because that’s what we’ll be if we run out of oil.
Talk show host Mike McConnell is of the opinion that on average, congress critters might be some of the dumbest Americans around. I'm beginning to think he's right.
No. The voters of those districts will just elect somebody as bad or worse.
ooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...this is just a lot of blathering from some moron in WA...
“civil war?” this clown would pee all over himself the first time yours truly climbed out of my Jeep with my little friend. BIG SMILE
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