Our lives revolve around oil. Oil brings food to our stores, comprises the fibers in our carpets and makes the plastic in our DVDs. With demand so high it’s no wonder attention has turned to supply, with some advocating the U.S. lift the ban against drilling for oil off its coasts. Is offshore oil drilling a golden opportunity, or would it only create a tidal wave of disaster?
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Offshore Drilling is a Dirty Business
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Anything we do will in some way afffect the environment, the only question is how. I think that if we drill off-shore then it needs to be in a way that will have a positive affect on the environment. At the same time I realize that it is possible that the there cold be some adverse effcts on the environment and I am OK with them as long as they are neither too severe or in having some negative we can fix our oil problem.
I am definitly for wildlife conservation, but only to a certain extent. Like all things in life, everything must be done in moderation. If we go too far either way on this issue, then this problem will either still be here or there will more problems in the future.
- Cajun72
February 17, 2009 8:11PM
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