The Three Biggest Myths the Bush Administration Wants You to Believe About Offshore Drilling
Alternet has a good post totally debunking the reasons why the GOP want off-shore oil drilling:
1. Newt Gingrich, for some reason, is running a 527 organization, American Solutions, is promoting a “Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less” campaign, collecting signatures to present to Congress…however, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) has explained, “access to the Pacific, Atlantic, and eastern Gulf regions would not have a significant impact on domestic crude oil and natural gas production or prices before 2030.”
2. China is already drilling near Cuba, “stealing America’s oil”…Cheney has admitted that “no Chinese firm is drilling“ off Cuba’s coast.
3. No oil was spilled during hurricanes Katrina or Rita…in fact, the hurricanes caused 124 offshore spills for a total of 743,700 gallons, six spilling 42,000 gallons or more.The largest of these spills dropped 152,250 gallons, well over the 100,000 gallon threshhold considered a “major spill.”
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