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Should the U.S. expand offshore oil drilling?

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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 @9H4SDP6 from Minnesota  answered…2yrs2Y

i believe yes to a point. we need more but not a copious amount of them. we should transition to greener sources but make it a slower transition

 @9D64XLT from Minnesota  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but make sure the regulations are much stricter.

 @8QBRNB7 from Minnesota  answered…4yrs4Y

No this would just further destruction.

 @8YNRBFS from Minnesota  answered…3yrs3Y

we need to stop because we are killing in the ocean. hurting the envierment. yet it is something that we could not stop and have hevey regulations on and restrictions.

 @8VWKLLH from Minnesota  answered…4yrs4Y

No, end all offshore oil drilling, denounce fossil fuels, and redirect funding as well as provide more incentives for alternative energy production.

 @8SVM4DF from Minnesota  answered…4yrs4Y

eh it is not important to me

 @8Q2VNHT from Minnesota  answered…4yrs4Y

If its outside the US then no but if its still within our boundries then yes

 @8PJ27TL from Minnesota  answered…5yrs5Y

remove all subsidies for the industry but let them do what they want

 @8PBVDJ8Republican from Minnesota  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes just in case of trade crashes.

 @8PBQLMK from Minnesota  answered…5yrs5Y

it would depend if it could be done safety without hurting the environment.

 @8KGNM9X from Minnesota  answered…5yrs5Y

I don’t have enough information about this topic to contribute to an answer

 @9CWNGDP from Minnesota  answered…2yrs2Y

No, but temporarily maintain our offshore oil wells.

 @98ZLW55 from Minnesota  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but provide more incentives for alternative energy instead

 @98ZGTXK from Minnesota  answered…2yrs2Y

No, the U.S should be investing in more renewable and safe energy sources.

 @8QNRJ5Q from Minnesota  answered…4yrs4Y

we should keep drilling tell we have a other energy source than putting solar pannels on car for energy because gas would be really high on prices.

 @8JRSXTGGreen from Minnesota  answered…5yrs5Y

No, the effects of offshore oil drilling are too harmful to the environment, we should focus on safe and renewable sources of energy.

 @9GZBCZL from Minnesota  answered…2yrs2Y

Depending on if we can find a way to live without drilling for more oil. If we need it then I agree with more offshore oil drilling.

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