Vote in Florida House on offshore drilling bill could come Monday - Florida Times-Union

| | TrackBacks (0)
Vote in Florida House on offshore drilling bill could come Monday Backers see a boon for state's economy; critics see environmental risk.

Mobile Crane Manufacturer : http://www.shaktimining.com/mobile-crane-manufacturer.html

TALLAHASSEE - The House cleared the way Friday for a vote on offshore drilling, setting up a potential showdown with the Senate over how the state produces energy. Supporters and business groups have hailed the offshore drilling bill, calling it a boon to the state's economy and a way to help wean the nation off its addiction to foreign oil. Environmentalists and other opponents, though, say it's a risky proposition that could end up fouling state waters and endangering the lucrative tourism industry.

Full Story: Vote in Florida House on offshore drilling bill could come Monday - Florida Times-Union

0 TrackBacks

Listed below are links to blogs that reference this entry: Vote in Florida House on offshore drilling bill could come Monday - Florida Times-Union.

TrackBack URL for this entry: http://www.auto-fueltanks.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-tb.cgi/5888

About this Entry

This page contains a single entry by Viraj published on April 26, 2009 9:31 AM.

Number of active oil rigs falls by 20 - The Associated Press was the previous entry in this blog.

Falling oil prices hit Middle East producers - The Age is the next entry in this blog.

Find recent content on the main index or look in the archives to find all content.