Oil Drilling near FL coast lines!

[scaryperson27]

This could affect Florida for a long time to come.

The Bush administration has proposed allowing oil drilling much closer to the Florida Coast than the current policy permits. Also they are proposing selling oil leases to major oil companies, giving these companies control of areas that will affect our coastline and waters, which to most of you, I know, is one of the reasons we put up with skyrocketing insurance rates, hurricanes, etc and still live here.

The USA contains less than 3% of the worlds proven oil reserves, so ultimately, the country cannot drill itself out of the current energy crisis. The proposed oil leases won't bring down gas prices, and ultimately will only benefit the oil companies.

Please take a few minutes and tell your senators and your congresspeople (Mack is ours in SW FL) that you don't want your representatives to give your permission to drill off of the Florida Coast using the links below:


http://billnelson.senate.gov/


http://mack.house.gov/


http://martinez.senate.gov/public/



Each of these websites has "contact" links that will take you to the page to contact the person.



If you are not sure who your congressperson is, you can use the link below to find out.



http://www.house.gov/writerep/



My letter was simple, feel free to use it:



Dear _______,



Please, make it clear to the congress and the administration that we, the people of Florida, do not want oil drilling off of our coastline.



Sincerely, ----


Please take a few moments to mobilize and keep the oil companies from profiting even more while polluting the Florida Coast

 

[Hop]

It didn't work to keep the oil companies out of my backyard, so I doubt it's going to keep them from drilling off the coast. Unfortunately, the rule of supply vs. demand and America's addiction to petroleum based products will tear the environment apart

 

[gman0526]

Weren't we praising the current administration 2 weeks ago because of the "creation of the world's biggest ocean reserve" ?

 

[scaryperson27]

Definently true. But I wouldn't feel right knowing no one had the ability to put up a fight from this being hidden.

 

[BreadmanMike]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7666388#post7666388 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gman0526
Weren't we praising the current administration 2 weeks ago because of the "creation of the world's biggest ocean reserve" ?

Actually there was more ripping of the administration then praising. I even got hate mail from RC members for sticking up for Bush, which just goes to show the mind set of them people.

 

[lalc]

You make a very good point with the 3%
I will definataly see what I can do in SC.

 

[HippieSmell]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7666414#post7666414 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Aquaticman74
Actually there was more ripping of the administration then praising. I even got hate mail from RC members for sticking up for Bush, which just goes to show the mind set of them people.

Who are "them people"?

 

[GoldStripe]

What's the saying x% of statistics are made up. It's a very misleading number and even if it was 10% or 30% or more it wouldn't matter. Getting oil out of the ground isn't the biggest problem. It's environmentalists that won't allow additional refineries to be built that is causing the problem. Way too much politics lol. As everything on RC is, just my opinion.

 

[crustin]

doesnt oil rigs start ecosystems, isnt the fishing around them always good??

 

[GoldStripe]

i have read that crustin but i can't say whether is really true or not.

 

[D-Rod]

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO YOU SCRATCH MY BACK AND I'LL GIVE YOU $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$IF YOU DONATE TO POLITICAL PARTY.

Threre trying to do this in calif too... however our GOV. nams is Arnold not JEB.

 

[asmujica]

scaryperson27

[welcome]

 

[crustin]

you want to stop oil drilling, quit buying suvs and cut back on electricity or shut up, plain and simple right now all people want is cheap gas. it doest have to be that way, we can make a difference

 

[reefshadow]

I think the marine preserve was just to pay lip service to those who care about the environment. Not even two weeks out and they have already given permission to the navy to use the super sonar in the preserve. This was already proven to terribly effect marine mammals who rely on sonar in Washington state, it was audible even above the water.

Unfortunately money talks, and environmental ethics are going to be a problem with whatever administation we get from here on out. Most politicians today have their own agendas, and care little about representing the majority. This has been a problem in the making for years though, and can't be blamed soley on the current administration, though IMO they are a bunch of corrupt, foot licking cretins who will say one thing and blow something totally different out of their overfed, swollen, pustulant nether regions.

Ok, that was fun. Lol

 

[asmujica]

People lets avoid turning this into a political discusssion or the thread will be locked and deleted.

 

[crustin]

I think the marine preserve was just to pay lip service to those who care about the environment. Not even two weeks out and they have already given permission to the navy to use the super sonar in the preserve. This was already proven to terribly effect marine mammals who rely on sonar in Washington state, it was audible even above the water.

Unfortunately money talks, and environmental ethics are going to be a problem with whatever administation we get from here on out. Most politicians today have their own agendas, and care little about representing the majority. This has been a problem in the making for years though, and can't be blamed soley on the current administration, though IMO they are a bunch of corrupt, foot licking cretins who will say one thing and blow something totally different out of their overfed, swollen, pustulant nether regions.

Ok, that was fun. Lol

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All Your Coral Are Belong To Us but you are blaming politicians, the blame is on us we have to get oil from some where , where do we get it????? we are the ones who drive suvs, we have to have oil

 

[reefshadow]

Yeah, you're right Crustin, we as a nation are totally to blame. I can't tell you how many suv's and trucks I have counted in the last year with single drivers.

I just don't think we should look to our government to save us, they have proven time and again that they are motivated by money, which unfortunately the majority of Americans no longer have due to it being sucked away by our insane tax burdens, which for the average person is approaching 50 percent, believe it or not. While the huge corporations get all the breaks... AND all the policies in their favor.

Sorry Asmujica, my first post was far from polite. Of course it's just all opinion.

 

[crustin]

our goverment will never save us , we the people, are the only ones who can save owerselves, marine life, animal life, but right now all people want is oil cheap, and we have to get it from somewhere. so before anyone starts bad mouthing the government, maybe you should look at yourself, could you buy a car with more mpg, or are you going to drive that suv sucking gas and then complain that we are drilling off the coast???

 

[D-Rod]

If we can't express ourselves in a FORUM and have to go to another site to do that ...were no better than the people who stopped kids from playing DODGEBALL...BECAUSE THE WEAKER KIDS WERE BEING PICKED ON or WHY SOME TEE-BALL LEAGUES DON'T KEEP SCORE... BEACUSE WE DON'T WANT OUR KIDS FEEL WHAT LOSING IS ABOUT...




HOW PATHETIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[goalieman392]

i am getting tired of all these bush and republican haters labeling everything we are doing as being explicitly decided by president bush. everyone is complaining and breathing down his neck about not enough oil. Well, that is because the the Left has not allowed a new refinery to be constructed in the united states in over 25 years.. oh and please show me where you got the 3% figure. With the new(er) discoveries in alaska, not to mention the process of shale oil, im sure if the government allowed the companies to build more refineries and drills in places like alaska we wouldnt have to drill off the coast of Florida. The Democratic senators are just as responsible for this drilling as President Bush, and it is time for liberals to stand up for the mess they have created.