Offshore Drilling, A Questionable Reality, Even if Approved by Congress
The recent debate about offshore drilling has recently resurfaced due to high gas prices, those of us Mazda owners have definitely noticed. However, most over look the complexity of the issue. We at Sierra Mazda don’t like high gas prices either, however, we think the solutions should be multi-faceted…
Offshore Drilling the Answer?
States’ Rights
Offshore drilling isn’t just a federal issue, much of it hinges of course on the cooperation of the states in which said drilling is going to occur. Those who live in the interior who are suffering from higher gas prices, even with the recent downturn, might be all for more drilling and exploration, it’s the coastline states that have the final say in this recently pressing and political issue.
Meanwhile, Bush is pushing Congress hard for it, the Interior Secretary is prepping “just in case”, and John McCain is promoting drilling, they all seem to agree that it should be up to individual states to actually allow the drilling to begin.
