Disturbing stat on Oil Spills

[Quixote1818]

One such "restriction" would be to keep the new rigs at least 50 miles offshore. But common sense would also dictate that when you live in a state where your leading industry, tourism, is predicated on pristine beaches, building a slew of oil platforms is no small gamble. >>>>The Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, for instance, came to cover 11,000 square miles. Florida's coastline, by comparison, stretches 1,350 miles.<<<<

The whole Eastern Shore of the united states is probably only 3,000 miles.

Link:

http://news.aol.com/political-machine/bloggers/david-knowles/

[DrDan]

1. according to the GOP yesterday, only Florida and California

object to offshore drilling.

So that leaves the Carolinas, Virginia, Mississippi etc where the oil companies can drill at will.

The GOP was telling the truth about that, wasn't it?

[Turbineguy]

2. Yeah! spill that oil!

It worked well for Exxon. :sarcasm: