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The dangers posed by offshore drilling are unacceptable and include: Oil Spills: On average, spills from platforms, pipelines, tankers, and coastal facilities release , barrels of oil every year. This poses an unjustifiable risk to the Bay, our coasts, and the economy. A decision to expand offshore drilling today would put in motion decades of production of fossil fuels that contribute to climate change — risking human health and our clean coasts in the process.
We should invest in a better future. Large-scale oil spills tend to capture public attention, but smaller leaks and spills regularly pollute our waters. Spills can occur at every phase of offshore development including during exploratory drilling, production and transportation. Technologies for cleaning up oil spills have remained largely unchanged since the Exxon Valdez spill in the late s, and are generally ineffective. The BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig blowout caused one of the worst manmade environmental catastrophes in history.
This disaster killed 11 rig workers, spilled over million gallons of oil, fouled at least 1, miles of Gulf shoreline, endangered public health, and killed tens of thousands of birds, sea turtles, dolphins and fish.
This disaster revealed serious inadequacies in safety, regulation and oversight in the offshore oil drilling industry. Natural disasters and severe weather events exacerbate the risk of oil spills. Uses of Diesel Oil. Environmental Impacts of Oil Extraction. How to Calculate Oil Tank Volume.
How to Dispose of Motor Oil. Negative Effects of Fossil Fuel. How Is Propane Made? The Effects of Oil Spills. Renewable, Nonrenewable and Inexhaustible Resources. Better oil and gas prices on the market and a better performance within the industry reduces the cost of goods and services throughout the country, bolstering small businesses and making it easier for the average consumer to save money.
Oil rigs and offshore drilling are some of the most cost-effective and direct methods of recovering crude oil, which in turn has a positive impact for all involved. Historically oil production has been controlled by many other countries, which has given them strength and sometimes even a monopoly in the global market. The more oil is produced, the more the United States can limit its involvement with foreign powers and concentrate on entirely meeting its own energy needs.
It is offshore drilling and shale oil that will provide that quantity of oil. Any additional oil production can be used to trade internationally, thereby making the United States m ore powerful on the global stage.
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