October 11, 2004

10/12 - Tainted Ocean Love: Oceans Commission recommends using wrong funds?

Here's a good editorial on a flaw in the recommendations of the U.S. Oceans Commission Report -- that government royalties from offshore oil and gas drilling be used to create a trust fund to finance "improvement of ocean and coastal management, including the sustainability of renewable resources." The Governors of California and Maine have both objected to this.

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From their wells to the government's pockets.

Posted by Randy Olson at October 11, 2004 08:37 PM
Comments

WHY SHOULDN'T OIL & GAS MONEY BE USED?THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY HAS DONE MORE TO IMPROVE FISHERIES THAN YOU MAY BE AWARE OF.IT IS TIME PEOPLE WISE UP TO FACT THAT ACTIVE & INACTIVE OIL & GAS PLATFORMS HABITAT IN THE FORM OF ARTIFICAL REEFS THAT SUPPORT MARINE WILDLIFE.BY THE WAY THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A MAJOR OIL SPILL AS A RESULT OF DRILLING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO IN THE PAST FIFTY YEARS.SO GIVE THE IDEA SOME MORE THOUGHT INSTEAD OF REACTING FROM EMOTIONS.

Posted by: JON OXLEY at October 20, 2004 02:32 AM

Hey, I'm not the one objecting to this -- it's the Governor of Gal-ee-fornya, the REPUBLICAN governor, The Governator himself, Mr. Ahnold Schwarzenegger. Maybe you need to write him a letter and tell him to stop being a Girlie Man about it.

Posted by: Randy Olson at October 21, 2004 09:45 AM