Congress thirsts for oil drilling in Florida waters

[DoYouEverWonder]

May 20, 2005

WASHINGTON - Florida lawmakers helped defeat an impromptu challenge in the House on Thursday that would have weakened, and perhaps eventually eliminated, the moratorium on drilling for oil and natural gas off the state's coast.

But the battle is just a sign of what is to come.

Skyrocketing fuel prices and a reluctance to rely on foreign energy sources has Congress feeling growing pressure to allow offshore drilling in Florida and other parts of the United States.

"We have never seen such a high intensity and orchestrated effort," said Mark Ferrulo, director of the Florida Public Interest Research Group. "Every time we turn around there is a new proposal."

http://www.sptimes.com/2005/05/20/State/Congress_thirsts_for_.shtml


Too bad these guys don't have enough vision to see that spending all that money on investing in alternative energies, would be a lot cheaper in the long run then destroying Florida's coasts.