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Nightmare: The America-First Offshore Energy Strategy

Postby RinkyDink » Tue Jun 27, 2017 1:23 am

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/ene ... a67fe858e7

Here's the chance for Americans to speak up and protect the ocean.

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The Trump administration’s effort to weaken environmental protections continued Monday as the Commerce Department solicited public comment for a review that could lead to the reduction in size of 11 marine sanctuaries and monuments.
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Re: Nightmare: The America-First Offshore Energy Strategy

Postby RinkyDink » Tue Jun 27, 2017 5:47 pm

Nothing worse than scanning the horizon from the lineup and seeing oil rigs scattered all over.

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Re: Nightmare: The America-First Offshore Energy Strategy

Postby oldmansurfer » Tue Jun 27, 2017 5:55 pm

Well I hope the ecological set backs from Trump's reign won't be too much for the next president to fix up
So what is worse.... dying or regretting it for the rest of my life? Obviously I chose not regretting it.
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Re: Nightmare: The America-First Offshore Energy Strategy

Postby BoMan » Wed Jun 28, 2017 12:33 am

RinkyDink wrote:Nothing worse than scanning the horizon from the lineup and seeing oil rigs scattered all over.


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Except possibly oil rigs in the the arctic. As the ice melts, some in US and Russia are ready to build 'em.
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Re: Nightmare: The America-First Offshore Energy Strategy

Postby RinkyDink » Wed Jun 28, 2017 3:33 pm

oldmansurfer wrote:Well I hope the ecological set backs from Trump's reign won't be too much for the next president to fix up

I hear that. I saw a lot of major corporations had actually come around to imploring the President to stay in the Paris Agreement. I thought that was a good sign. Since corporations truly run the show these days, it's a little encouraging to see them finally acknowledge the necessity of dealing with climate change.

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Re: Nightmare: The America-First Offshore Energy Strategy

Postby RinkyDink » Wed Jun 28, 2017 3:41 pm

BoMan wrote:
RinkyDink wrote:Nothing worse than scanning the horizon from the lineup and seeing oil rigs scattered all over.


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Except possibly oil rigs in the the arctic. As the ice melts, some in US and Russia are ready to build 'em.

That's inevitable I guess. Hopefully, alternative clean energy will be developed and make fossil fuels irrelevant.
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