May 3rd, 2010
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger withdrew his support Monday for a controversial new offshore oil drilling project off the Santa Barbara coast in the wake of a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
January 27th, 2010
California – Schwarzenegger: “Look Beyond” One’s Principles
http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2010/01/25/schwarzenegger-look-beyond-ones-principles/
“It will be satisfying so many ends,” he said. “First of all, we get less dependent on foreign oil. Second, we will get extra revenues. The environmentalists are happy, business is happy, so everyone is happy, so why not go ahead with it?” My question is, what world is this guy living in?
Alaska – Off Shore Oil Drilling Threatens Marine Life
January 11th, 2010
The first “flaming oil rig” award of 2010 goes to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for his oil-for-parks budget scheme that proposes to fund California State Parks via a new lease for offshore drilling in Santa Barbara.
What makes this proposal so offensive is that it holds our state parks for ransom (more on that here), the presumption of approval at the State Lands Commission (despite being denied last year) and willingness to end run the State Land Commission in the event it gets denied there (the first two attempts failed).
Read the Surfrider Foundation’s opposition to the Gov’s oil-for-parks budget scheme here.
Read the strong reaction from others in the media here.
Here’s a rundown of the previous attempts to ram this proposal through:
Stay tuned…