US Offshore Drilling: Impact Assessment
Offshore Drilling: A Powerful Wedge Issue, but How Much Could It Increase US Oil Production?
Offshore drilling has shaped up to be a powerful wedge issue in the 2008 presidential campaign. A summer 2008 Poll by Rasmussen Reports indicated that a much higher percentage of Republicans (85%) than Democrats (57%) favor offshore drilling. The rhetoric on this issue by Republican and Democrat politicians has largely reflected this difference in opinion between their respective party members. However, I think it is critical to go beyond the politics, sound bytes, and slogans of the offshor...

Is Offshore Oil Drilling Bad?
HERE'S WHAT I THINK
Is Offshore Oil Drilling Bad? Offshore oil drilling has been banned for the last 27 years. Should the United States reverse the ban and allow offshore oil drilling? Are you more concerned about possible environmental damage, or the economic risks of rising energy costs? There is no question that the United States economy is struggling because of high energy costs. It seems that the US should at least consider the possibility of offshore oil drilling. How does the recent BP incident effect you...

Offshore Drilling
Expanded Offshore Drilling - Unnecessary and Dangerous
Offshore drilling for petroleum and natural gas is a threat to some of the most vulnerable ecosystems on the planet. The oceans that surround the USA are already overfished, polluted, and suffering the effects of global warming. Drilling for fossil fuels right along America's shores will only make the marine ecological crisis worse. Even if you discount the remarkable environmental threat brought about by offshore drilling, expanding drilling along America's shores makes no sense. Offshore dr...