Posted on 11/20/2025 12:21:16 PM PST by Red Badger
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced on Thursday new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades, advancing a project that critics say could harm coastal communities and ecosystems, as President Donald Trump seeks to expand U.S. oil production.
The oil industry has been seeking access to new offshore areas, including Southern California and off the coast of Florida, as a way to boost U.S. energy security and jobs. The federal government has not allowed drilling in federal waters in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, which includes offshore Florida and part of offshore Alabama, since 1995, because of concerns about oil spills. California has some offshore oil rigs, but there has been no new leasing in federal waters since the mid-1980s.
Since taking office for a second time in January, Trump has systematically reversed former President Joe Biden’s focus on slowing climate change to pursue what the Republican calls U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market. Trump, who recently called climate change “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world,” created a National Energy Dominance Council and directed it to move quickly to drive up already record-high U.S. energy production, particularly fossil fuels such as oil, coal and natural gas.
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Not a good idea for either state, in my view.
“advancing a project that critics say could harm coastal communities and ecosystems“
AP is one worst of the climate propagandists. They set the bar for the relentless BS.
Excellent...DRILL BABY DRILL!
“Drill baby drill” is one of the major items we voted for...
So much oil off the coast of Santa Barbra California that oil is seeping onto the beaches at times.
Drill baby drill.
BTW...isn’t it interesting that the AP never reports that the biggest polluter in the oceans is the ocean floor itself from natural oil seeps.
And a [blank] District Court judge will issue an injunction in 3, 2, 1..
1969-big oil spill off Santa Barbara. That put a stop to it.
Now-it doesn’t matter what Senator Scott of Florida thinks as we have 53 senators.
As long as that oil is ANYWHERE it will not be left alone. Look at ANWAR and the other spots in Alaska. Keystone.
Since the Kalifornia Marxist/Leninists will not let anyone rebuild after the fires in Lost Angeless, there will be no one living there.
Come to think of it, after the fires, there are many empty lots right on the beach. If I put on a dress and some high heels, hide my adams apple, have a rainbow colored tent and sleeping bag with Trans all over it, I could “occupy” “squat” in these prime locations. Sunsets every evening.
Just netsearch “Squatters Rights” in Kalifornia. It is Insane
“hide my adams apple”
Not necessary................
When every wealthy leftist in coastal California can pick up a pair of binoculars and see an oil drilling platform from their ocean facing window then we know we have our country back.
My parents used to take us to San Gregorio Beach south of Half Moon Bay in the early ‘70’s. We would have to scrub the tar off of our feet and legs for a couple of days afterwards, if we didn’t use gasoline to do it. ;-)
Oil rigs in the ocean actually make great artificial reefs...they provide a home for abundant sea life where none would otherwise exist. In addition to reducing oil pressure in the sea bed and the ensuing seeps that are caused by it, they increase diversity of the ecosystem. Win-Win!
People can make money drilling for oil — even if there’s none there to be found.
I agree.
Also, the bird killing windmills.
In the meantime, he should sign an EO to have at least 5 or 6, or more, refinerys built on government military land outside of CA.
Completely constitutional...usefull buildings.
Contract the running out to companies.
It’s a mess there indeed
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