Well infidels, it appears that a deal has been struck in the Senate that will protect the Florida Gulf Coast. The deal would establish a 125-mile buffer, and would also ban drilling in a military training zone south of the Panhandle, which extends as much as 236 miles into the Gulf. The buffer zones would continue until the year 2022. The current moratorium, which extends hundreds of miles into the Gulf, is set to expire in 2012.
The deal was brokered by Senator Mel Martinez of Florida. The deal, however, does not offer any protections to the Atlantic coast of Florida which has raised some ire. However, practically speaking, unlike in the Gulf of Mexico, drilling off of the deep waters off of the Atlantic Coast of Florida would be impractical and way too expensive where oil and gas does not appear so plentiful.
I support the compromise which if enacted (the house version will need to be modified), would insure protection of the Gulf Coast Beaches until 2022.
Now the next goal is to ensure the communist regime of cuba does not get anywhere near our waters with their attempt to set up oil and gas exploration.
Read the entire story here:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-adrill13jul13,0,5777860.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines
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