andrew dodson

AOL News - U.S. Coastlines May Be Next Frontier for Oil Drilling

Drilling in an Alaskan Wildlife Refuge? Not a good idea. Drilling off the coast, miles and miles away from existence? Yes!

Yeah, yeah. There’s still environmental issues with drilling in the ocean. Let’s give our forests and wildlife areas a rest though and explore elsewhere. After all:

An estimated 16 billion barrels of oil and 78 trillion cubic feet of natural gas lie in offshore areas currently off-limits, according to government and industry statistics. That’s enough oil to meet total U.S. demand for more than two years and enough natural gas to supply the country for three and a half years.

Let’s do it!