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Updated: 9:18 PM Aug 21, 2008
Carteret County Wants Offshore Drilling Discussion
The Carteret County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution asking representatives to "support the exploration of oil and gas off the outer continental shelf."
Posted: 11:00 AM Aug 21, 2008 |
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Commissioners in a coastal North Carolina county say they want state and federal representatives to support offshore exploration for oil and natural gas.
The Daily News of Jacksonville reported Thursday that the Carteret County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution asking representatives to "support the exploration of oil and gas off the outer continental shelf."
Commissioner Greg Lewis sponsored the resolution that passed on a 7-2 vote. Lewis said offshore drilling would help the economy throughout eastern North Carolina because of drilling royalties and support business.
Some speakers expressed concerns about exploration during a public comment period. Others said the technology exists to drill safely.
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Kudos to my neighbor Greg Lewis. We have to do what is needed to solve our energy crisis. The recent drop in fuel will not last. We need to drill,build nuclear plants,solar,wind etc. The only problem is a small but well organized group of tree huggers that will never let us do this.One of our candidates for governor is opposed to drilling and she is most definelty controlled by the left wing tree huggers.
I question Drum Man's numbers until we test drill. It's funny nobody even mentioned the amount of Natural Gas we could find.
Obviously Red State, there are some stupid people out there that believe "yes I can". They would even vote for this guy who will destroy our economy. Drill like a banshee....we need to be doing what we shold have done years ago but Carter took care of that. Carter=Obama
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