Obama's Pro-Drilling Announcement Alienates Northwest Enviros
By Laura OnstotSeattle Weekly
03/31/2010
"Today we're announcing the expansion of offshore oil and gas exploration," President Obama said this morning in the company of Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, and others that he described as his "Green Team". Obama justified his decision saying that it was necessary in the short-term, even as the government puts money into pursuing other energy sources (like nuclear). "To fail to recognize this reality would be a mistake," he said.
"Today we're announcing the expansion of offshore oil and gas exploration," President Obama said this morning in the company of Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, and others that he described as his "Green Team". Obama justified his decision saying that it was necessary in the short-term, even as the government puts money into pursuing other energy sources (like nuclear). "To fail to recognize this reality would be a mistake," he said.