i think i'll work on keeping my tires properly inflated
so john mccain wants to fuck up our fragile environment and open up the outer contenential shelf for drilling and at the same time become "A Leader In A New International Green Economy. Green jobs and green technology will be vital to our economic future. There is no reason that the U.S. should not be a leader in developing and deploying these new technologies. "?
i find this a bit contradicting. let's mess with the environment and find a way to save it? no thank you. while i do not enjoying spend over sixty dollars to fill up my car each time i visit the gas station, i would like to continue digging my toes into pure white sand when i go home to visit. "developing and deploying these new technologies" isn't going to fix what's been destroyed.
http://johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/17671aa4-2fe8-4008-859f-0ef1468e96f4.htm
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/newenergy
with florida being my home state, i'm not willing to see it suffer:
The latest proposal has reignited the debate over offshore drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, a place that holds significant oil and gas reserves that could ease the energy crunch facing Florida and the rest of the nation. But for many Floridians, the potential impact on tourism and the environment is too great a price to pay.
Under the proposed 45-mile buffer, drilling rigs and production platforms would not be visible from Florida's shores, said Barry Piatt, spokesman for U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., who co-wrote the bill.
"The boundary is beyond the curvature of the Earth, so people in Florida won't be looking at an oil derrick on the horizon," Piatt said.
Last year, tourists and vacationers spent $65 billion while visiting Florida's attractions, including its beaches and resorts, according to Visit Florida, the state's official marketing arm.
Many of those dollars would vanish and businesses would suffer if Florida's beaches become caked with oil from a major oil spill, a real possibility if drilling is expanded to 45 miles from Florida's coastline, Ferrulo said.
"It's not a matter of whether there's going to be a major spill; it's a matter of when," he said. "It will only take one."
i find this a bit contradicting. let's mess with the environment and find a way to save it? no thank you. while i do not enjoying spend over sixty dollars to fill up my car each time i visit the gas station, i would like to continue digging my toes into pure white sand when i go home to visit. "developing and deploying these new technologies" isn't going to fix what's been destroyed.
http://johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/17671aa4-2fe8-4008-859f-0ef1468e96f4.htm
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/newenergy
with florida being my home state, i'm not willing to see it suffer:
The latest proposal has reignited the debate over offshore drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, a place that holds significant oil and gas reserves that could ease the energy crunch facing Florida and the rest of the nation. But for many Floridians, the potential impact on tourism and the environment is too great a price to pay.
Under the proposed 45-mile buffer, drilling rigs and production platforms would not be visible from Florida's shores, said Barry Piatt, spokesman for U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., who co-wrote the bill.
"The boundary is beyond the curvature of the Earth, so people in Florida won't be looking at an oil derrick on the horizon," Piatt said.
Last year, tourists and vacationers spent $65 billion while visiting Florida's attractions, including its beaches and resorts, according to Visit Florida, the state's official marketing arm.
Many of those dollars would vanish and businesses would suffer if Florida's beaches become caked with oil from a major oil spill, a real possibility if drilling is expanded to 45 miles from Florida's coastline, Ferrulo said.
"It's not a matter of whether there's going to be a major spill; it's a matter of when," he said. "It will only take one."