Posted on 05/29/2010 3:10:19 PM PDT by thecodont
California GOP gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner on Friday backed away from their party's "drill, baby, drill" mantra in the wake of the devastating BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which is now considered to be the worst oil-related disaster in American history.
As President Obama visited the gulf region to respond to criticism about his administration's response to the spill, Whitman and Poizner said in separate appearances on the Peninsula that they have modified their views on offshore drilling in California as a result of the spill, which has gushed 18 million to nearly 40 million gallons, according to government estimates.
Speaking to reporters after an appearance before supporters at a Redwood City cement plant, Whitman distanced herself from former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's "drill, baby, drill" position. Whitman said she "would actually be on a different side of that issue" from Palin.
Whitman said she has "historically been against oil drilling," saying she would support drilling off California only if technology were developed to assure that the risk of accidents such as the one in the gulf would be very low.
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I agree that conservation and frugality help, but we still must either drill or import. We are not going oil-free any time soon.
And .. the majority of spills have been from TANKERS, not from drilling rigs.
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