According to Jeffrey Chanton of ActionBioscience.org global warming is raising our oceans at a rate of 1 to 2 millimeters a year. This increase in depth is particularly noticeable during hurricanes as they crash into shores with an average category rating of 2 and 3. As if this wasn’t enough of a threat oil industries, congress, and the white house now want to allow offshore drilling.
Let’s look at the Georges Bank area off Cape Cod Massachusetts. According to geologists there are approximately 57 million barrels of oil lying there beneath the seabed. Currently Georges Bank is a p
Wow. That’s all I can say about it. We can get another 2 ½ years plus 2 days of fuel for the low cost of future damages. This is like buying money with a credit card! It makes no sense.
Another article in the USA Today by Rick Jervis, William M. Welch, and Richard Wolf discusses the possibility of 18 billion barrels of oil off the coasts of the United States including protected areas in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Santa Barbara. With the addition of these 18 billion barrels of fuel the country could keep running for another…I love this…2 ½ years!