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struggle4progress

(118,295 posts) Fri Apr 7, 2017, 10:51 PM Apr 2017

Moves to open Atlantic coast to oil drilling

By Juliet Eilperin and Steven Mufson
April 7 at 4:22 PM

... The White House is considering an executive order instructing the Interior Department to reverse President Barack Obama’s withdrawal of hundreds of millions of offshore acres from future drilling in December.

The executive order — which could come out in the next few weeks — represents President Trump’s latest attempt to promote domestic energy exploration by rolling back restrictions put in place by previous administrations, though it would take considerable time for Interior to carry out aspects of the proposed directive ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/04/07/trump-prepares-to-overturn-obamas-limits-on-offshore-oil-drilling/

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Moves to open Atlantic coast to oil drilling (Original Post) struggle4progress Apr 2017 OP

Need to put the first oil rigs just out from duncang Apr 2017 #1

Like that idea! democratisphere Apr 2017 #2

duncang

(1,907 posts)

1. Need to put the first oil rigs just out from

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Apr 7, 2017, 11:29 PM

Apr 2017

South Ocean Blvd. And maybe one between Palmsicle Island and Bingham Island. (So you don't have to google it. That's the Atlantic side by Mar A Lago and the other between the mainland and Mar A Lago)

democratisphere

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2. Like that idea!

Reply to duncang (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 12:41 AM

Apr 2017

Can see the oily black bilge on the oolite white sandy shore with drumpfanov and Melania walking right in it.

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