A CNN Poll released today finds that although Americans prefer protecting the environment that 73% favor offshore drilling!
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Still, 73% of the more than 1,000 Americans surveyed from June 26 to 29 said they favored an expansion of offshore drilling for oil and natural gas in protected U.S. waters, even though many environmental advocacy groups have deemed offshore drilling as hazardous to the environment.Though most U.S. oil production comes from offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska, the government has imposed a moratorium on offshore drilling off the East coast, West coast, and the East Gulf close to Florida.
Cathy Landry and millions of Americans are absolutely right "We cannot drill our way out of this problem, but drilling is an important part of the solution."
We created this mess buy letting alarmist and alarmism to rule the day, now it's time we shelf that alarism for rational common sense solutions that are both productive and safe!
I'm willing to bet that good portion of the 27% are people that live near those potential drilling locations and those people would otherwise support offshore drilling.