avon-by-the-sea
SAVE & SHARE THIS ARTICLE
Fearing Spills, Groups Oppose Offshore Oil Drilling
avon-by-the-sea | 10 weeks 4 days ago | Comments 5
Cindy Zipf of Clean Ocean Action. Speaking in Avon-by-the-Sea, notes how much U.S oil is exported. Photo by Jack Fichter
AVON-BY-THE-SEA -- “It is a dark, dark day for the nation's coasts, some say it's as black as oil,” said Cindy Zipf, executive director of Clean Ocean Action.
Representatives from nine environmental and fishing groups and local governments gathered on the boardwalk in this seaside town Wednesday, Sept. 17 to condemn the “bowing of Congress to oil companies” to allow oil drilling along the nation's coasts.
“It ends an era, nearly a generation of ocean protection,” said Zipf.
Comments (5)
We welcome your thoughts, stories and information related to this article.
Fri, 09/19/2008 - 7:26am
Please, these environmentalists need to weigh the options more carefully and realize that off shore drilling companies are held to high standards when it comes to safety, health and environmental protection legislation. Weather it is policed or not by the dep/epa is another question. I would like to know more concerning the data on spills in reference to drilling, # of accidents, amount released etc......the article only really discusses mercury. Also considering the options of continuing to depend on foreign oil, I will take the off shore drilling, even if this supply is only a 6 month yield............we need all we can get.
Fri, 09/19/2008 - 4:59am
Are these groups who don't want US offshore oil drilling going to stop China from tapping the oil off our coasts? I don't think so. Given that oil drilling off our coasts is inevitable by some country, I'd rather the US get the oil than China.
Thu, 09/18/2008 - 12:04pm
I am all for off shore drilling, especially south of Atlantic City. Its about time South Jersey got some of the benefits the rich in North Jersey get. Who cares about the tourists, let them go to Barnegat!
Thu, 09/18/2008 - 10:48am
It would also be nice to know what kind of vehicles they drove and whether or not they commuted.
Al Gore runs around yelling about being green and look at the energy he uses just to maintain he 8 thousand square foot home. Conversely, the Bush home is designed to be entirely green.
In other words are these talkers do the walk?
Thu, 09/18/2008 - 7:16am
It would be nice if they would state the sources fgor their info on crude oil exports from the USA. When they do not, I get suspicious.
John