off CA coast back in 2009. He should stick to his business and stay out of politics. I don't want to hear from him with his fair weather activism.
http://www.naturalgasintel.com/articles/81093-california-governor-takes-heat-for-offshore-drilling-proposal
California Governor Takes Heat for Offshore Drilling Proposal
June 3, 2009
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tried to beat back criticism Monday of a proposal he made in last month's fiscal revisions aimed at reversing the state's worsening budget crisis by securing an additional $100 million of annual revenues from the limited opening of drilling offshore Santa Barbara. Schwarzenegger's proposal was tied to the dismantling of four existing offshore platforms in the area.
The Tranquillon Ridge lease approval by the governor would open state-owned tidelands and submerged lands in the coastal area off Santa Barbara in a move that is estimated to be worth $1.8 billion in extra revenues to the state during the next 14 years, or about $100 million for this fiscal year.
"To set the record straight," Schwarzenegger's office issued a "myth-vs.-fact" statement on the offshore drilling line item that he said is a "vehicle to bring new revenues into the state and end oil drilling off Santa Barbara's coast." The proposal is "strongly supported" by environmental groups, according to Schwarzengger's spokesperson, and will benefit the state now and speed the permanent removal of drilling platforms from the Santa Barbara coastline.
Schwarzenegger argued that contrary to what his critics say, this would not be the first oil lease in California coastal waters in 40 years, it has not "bypassed" the normal environmental reviews, and it is not a reversal of what the governor promised when he was first elected.
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