We see that state Sen. Dina Titus has unfortunately given in to the pro-drilling oilmongers, and embraced the stance that the federal ban on offshore oil drilling should be lifted, shifting the decision about whether to allow the practice to the states.
Titus is running for Congress against U.S. Rep. Jon Porter, who has the same position on offshore drilling.
As we’ve said before, we don’t much care if Florida or Louisiana or Texas allows offshore drilling. But we absolutely refuse to accept offshore drilling along the coastline of our beloved home state, California. And we’ll continue to hold this position, at least until the oil companies can guarantee there are halfway competent sailors aboard their big oil tankers. (Click that last link; you’ll see what we’re saying.)
If you were to visit the great city of Huntington Beach, Calif., (and you should; it’s great) you’d notice several offshore oil drilling platforms up and running now. That’s bad enough, without allowing new drilling, especially since oil companies have access to thousands of acres of drilling sites now they aren’t even using!
So, Dina Titus, keep your laws on our state! No drilling, at least off California.
UPDATE: As if on cue, we’ve just learned (at 8:32 a.m. on Monday, July 14) that President George W. Bush will announce he intends to lift the longstanding executive order banning offshore oil drilling. So that means Titus and Bush are on the same page. We can hardly think of a better reason for her to reconsider her stance.
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