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WASHINGTON (AP) - In a reversal of a long-standing ban on most offshore drilling, President Barack Obama is allowing oil drilling 50 miles off Virginia's shorelines. At the same time, he is rejecting some new drilling sites that had been planned in Alaska.
Obama's plan offers few concessions to environmentalists, who have been strident in their opposition to more oil platforms off the nation's shores. Hinted at for months, the plan modifies a ban that for more than 20 years has limited drilling along coastal areas other than the Gulf of Mexico.
Obama was set to announce the new drilling policy Wednesday at Andrews air base in Maryland. White House officials pitched the changes as ways to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign oil and create jobs - both politically popular ideas - but the president's decisions also could help secure support for a climate change bill languishing in Congress.My Way News - Obama to allow oil drilling off Virginia coast
Bravo, President Obama takes a step toward making the country more energy self-sufficient, and, removes an arrow from the quivver of the Republicans. And pulls the rug out from under 'Big Green.'
It remains to be seen how much he will push the 'Cap and Trade' legislation which is based on bogus 'global warming' fears.
Obama's plan offers few concessions to environmentalists, who have been strident in their opposition to more oil platforms off the nation's shores. Hinted at for months, the plan modifies a ban that for more than 20 years has limited drilling along coastal areas other than the Gulf of Mexico.
Obama was set to announce the new drilling policy Wednesday at Andrews air base in Maryland. White House officials pitched the changes as ways to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign oil and create jobs - both politically popular ideas - but the president's decisions also could help secure support for a climate change bill languishing in Congress.My Way News - Obama to allow oil drilling off Virginia coast
Bravo, President Obama takes a step toward making the country more energy self-sufficient, and, removes an arrow from the quivver of the Republicans. And pulls the rug out from under 'Big Green.'
It remains to be seen how much he will push the 'Cap and Trade' legislation which is based on bogus 'global warming' fears.