Gov. Jerry Brown asks President Obama for permanent ban on offshore oil and gas drilling

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Gov. Jerry Brown asks President Obama for permanent ban on offshore oil and gas drilling

By Elliot Spagat, The Associated Press
POSTED: 12/13/16, 9:23 PM PS

CORONADO >> California Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday asked President Barack Obama to permanently ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in the state before he leaves office.

If Obama agrees, the edict would set up a potential showdown with the incoming administration of Donald Trump. Brown said he didn’t know if Trump would have authority to overturn a permanent prohibition.

“California is blessed with hundreds of miles of spectacular coastline; home to scenic state parks, beautiful beaches, abundant wildlife and thriving communities,” Brown wrote the president. “Clearly, large new oil and gas reserves would be inconsistent with our overriding imperative to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and combat the devastating impacts of climate change.”

Working to lock in environmental protections as the clock runs out on his presidency, Obama last month released a plan for offshore oil drilling in federal waters that bans until 2022 any new drilling off the coasts of California, Oregon or Washington. The White House declined to comment on Brown’s request to make the ban permanent....


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1. Won't happen anytime soon ...

... especially since OPEC decided to raise prices by cutting back production. Maybe in 10 years or so when we have much higher fuel standards that would compensate for the cuts.

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2. OPEC members will stab each other in the back

[ZoomBubba]

3. Probably ...

... I think Russia is hoping oil prices will go up as that is what their economy centers around and why they're hanging by a thread at the moment. If Trump doesn't get in, it's pretty much over for them.