Sunday, July 20, 2014

Drill, Baby, Drill:  Obama Opens East Coast to Oil Exploration

Offshore oil platforms, like this one near Santa Barbara, California, are coming to the East Coast of the U.S. (Credit: Chris Carlson/AP) Click to enlarge.
In a move that spells immediate trouble for marine life and problems for global climate in the long run, the Obama administration has approved use of sonic cannons to map the ocean floor off the eastern united states - a step toward eventually opening coastal waters to oil and gas drilling.

Drill, Baby, Drill:  Obama Opens East Coast to Oil Exploration

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