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A tract of sea floor more than a mile beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico lies at the center of a fight in Congress over the future of offshore drilling, with billions of dollars at stake.
For 25 years, a congressional moratorium, renewed annually, has barred exploration on 85 percent of the Outer Continental […]
June 18th, 2006 – Posted in General, Oil and Gas
Florida’s determination to block oil drilling close to its coastline irritates some members of Congress. And this week they weren’t shy about expressing their frustration, with one House member asking how the state can ”dictate to America” where to drill.
Colleen Castille, secretary of Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection, took a drubbing Wednesday from members of […]
June 16th, 2006 – Posted in General
A few months ago, a bipartisan compromise on offshore drilling worked out by Florida Sens. Bill Nelson and Mel Martinez appeared to be the best outcome for the state. The Republican-led House wanted less protection for Florida beaches and refused to accept the Senate’s offer. Then a funny thing happened in the recent election. Republicans […]
December 12th, 2006 – Posted in Oil and Gas
Will Michaels of St. Petersburg, Florida asks what is your position on offshore drilling in Florida?Viewed: 202 timesLength: 00:9
March 5th, 2008 – Posted in Uncategorized
The Jersey Shore needs to be protected from the risk of oil spills by a permanent ban on drilling in the Atlantic Ocean, Sen. Bob Menendez said Thursday.
Menendez introduced a bill that would impose the ban after New Jersey’s environmental commissioner told a Senate committee that “development for oil and gas off our coast has […]
January 26th, 2007 – Posted in General, Oil and Gas
Environment Florida and our allies ran this TV ad to help convince Sen. Martinez to oppose drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge, which would open the door to drilling off Florida’s coast.Viewed: 60 timesLength: 00:30
March 5th, 2008 – Posted in Uncategorized
President Bush lifted the drilling ban Tuesday for Alaska’s Bristol Bay, clearing the way for the Interior Department to open the fish-rich waters to oil and natural gas development.
Alaska officials as well as local communities had asked for the ban to be lifted, but environmentalists have warned against drilling in the bay, which is also […]
January 10th, 2007 – Posted in General, Oil and Gas
Rural Alaska leaders and fishermen are jockeying for President Bush’s attention over the possible lifting of a moratorium on drilling in Bristol Bay and a portion of the Bering Sea. Not that they speak with one voice.
From east in the Aleutians to west in Dillingham, there’s a lot of differing opinion on whether oil and gas […]
December 11th, 2006 – Posted in General
The group Environment Florida lashed out at Congress for voting to allow expanded oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. The legislation awaiting President Bush’s signature opens eight-point-three (m) million acres of Gulf waters, including an area that’s located 125 miles from the Florida Panhandle.
Environment Florida spokesman Mark Ferrulo (fur-ROO-low) said yesterday there are two big […]
December 12th, 2006 – Posted in Oil and Gas
Hours before adjourning for the year, the U.S. Congress on Saturday sent President George W. Bush legislation that would open 8.3 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico to oil and natural gas drilling and redistribute billions of dollars in royalties to four Gulf states.
The drilling measure was wrapped into a broad tax and trade […]
December 11th, 2006 – Posted in General
Democratic candidate for governor Jim Davis’s first television advertisement promoting his campaign. The ad, titled “My Friend,” features former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham talking about the effective and independent leadership that Davis has demonstrated during his 17 years in public service.
“I am deeply honored and humbled to have the strong support of […]
March 5th, 2008 – Posted in Uncategorized
If the House passes an offshore drilling bill that has split Florida’s congressional delegation, Sen. Bill Nelson said Monday that he would filibuster the measure in an effort to block it in the Senate.
A House vote is expected this week on the bill that would end a 25-year ban on drilling off much of the […]
June 27th, 2006 – Posted in General
