Off-Coast Exploration

The U.S. Minerals Management Service last year proposed opening a section of the Atlantic Ocean off Virginia to drilling for oil and gas. If the ban on offshore drilling is lifted, this could be one of the first places in the mid-Atlantic that energy companies explore.

This Story Prospect of Drilling Roils Political Waters Article \| A new push in Washington to increase offshore oil and natural-gas drilling has intrigued politicians and alarmed environmentalists in Maryland, Virginia and Delaware, where the ocean has been off-limits to exploration for 19 years. Bush Rescinds Father's Offshore Oil Ban Transcript: Bush Addresses Offshore Drilling Off-Coast Exploration		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace del.icio.us NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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