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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@N8PNDC3yrs3Y
Should we prospect for gold on Mars? Should we mine the already abundant resources we have with current technologies. Should we only eat green eggs and ham? The word "we" assumes that "we" are making an intelligent decision via consensus. "We" cannot decide.
@N6L6423yrs3Y
I don't have enough information to make an educated guess.
@LY224K3yrs3Y
Yes as long as it doesn't affect wildlife
@LXF6W33yrs3Y
We have enough resources in our country to make our own energy to not have to rely on foreign countries for our energy
@LTZXSM3yrs3Y
The key is that the oil companies are private enterprises. Opening up offshore drilling will not necessarily help America as private companies are already exporting much of the U.S. "harvested" oil for a better price which is only profits for them and does little for the U.S. economy.
@GPV34V3yrs3Y
No, we need to keep any drilling within U.S. territory to ensure jobs in the US.