In July 2022 the Biden administration issued a draft plan to expand oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska. The proposal from the Department of the Interior recommends holding up to 10 lease sales in the Gulf over the next five years, as well as one sale in the Cook Inlet off the coast of south-central Alaska. Under the 1953 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the federal government must plan for offshore oil and gas leasing on a five-year basis. The previous plan was finalized under President Barack Obama in 2016, went into effect in 2017, and expired in 2022. Opponents inclu…
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@9YM2NN5Women’s Equality8mos8MO
If those off shore residents agree on doing it than yea or who surround that area a grees than you you can do it.
@9H78DH2Women’s Equality2yrs2Y
Find a balance or alternative, it's killing the earth and therefor the place we live in in the future there will be dire consequences
@963J7B4Women’s Equality3yrs3Y
Not to sure about this question
@92RCT97Women’s Equality3yrs3Y
Yes and No because we should have more gas and we shouldn't harm the environment.
@8XV62DQWomen’s Equality4yrs4Y
If it is what our economy needs then yes, but only with regulations and incentives for alternative energy production.
@8RYTX5MWomen’s Equality4yrs4Y
Yes but make it safe for animals and humans.
@8RXMHKFWomen’s Equality4yrs4Y
No because spills from platforms, pipelines, of oil every year happen . And because it release toxic pollution into the air and water. Which is bad for us and the environment.
@8RSBPG8Women’s Equality4yrs4Y
only if it wont hurt the enviorment
@8QSCXWVWomen’s Equality4yrs4Y
no, end all oil drilling and find new and cleaner better energy sources that don't hurt the environment.
@8QGLSS44yrs4Y
Offshore drilling is more expensive then onshore drilling while at the same time more enviormentally damaging when oli spill at the sea.
@8NFG56VWomen’s Equality5yrs5Y
It should be regulated so it is safer for the environment
@8KGWQGYWomen’s Equality5yrs5Y
I wasn't educated on this topic.
@8H2LC5YWomen’s Equality5yrs5Y
The shouldn't be doing it so much any way
@8GVLMSDWomen’s Equality5yrs5Y
I don’t really have an opinion on this.
@8GT7CRZWomen’s Equality5yrs5Y
No , its ruining the environment its okay with what we have now and maybe in the future if we maintain and keep the environment healthy then i say go for it as long as their is safety measures .
@999VST5Women’s Equality2yrs2Y
No, if the extracted oil spills in the ocean, it only continue to harm innocent animals trying to live normal life.
@992783KWomen’s Equality2yrs2Y
Idk how I feel abt this topic
@98XTZYKWomen’s Equality2yrs2Y
We should work harder on finding safer and effective equipment
@96Z4HHFWomen’s Equality3yrs3Y
Stop oil drilling, coal mining and any non renewable source of power
@8R8XCX4Women’s Equality4yrs4Y
no because the oil will seep into our oceans and hurt the wildlife.
@8GMN72HWomen’s Equality5yrs5Y
I don't have enough knowledge to answer this question.
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