PxP Exposed
September 28th, 2009Ed. Note: For anyone interested in seeing an amazing video of the Australian oil spill referred to in the opinion below, and the extremely important coastal resources and whale migration and nursery areas threatened, go to http://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunday-night/video/-/watch/15774959/#fop
It can happen in Santa Barbara. In fact, it already has….
Opinion: PXP’s offshore drilling project not right deal for us
Pedro Nava
September 27, 2009 5:24 AM
What do more than 90 statewide environmental groups, including the Sierra Club California, the Surfrider Foundation, the Planning and Conservation League, the Natural Resources Defense Council, Audubon and Environment California, have in common? They oppose Plains Exploration and Production Co.’s (PXP) plan to introduce new offshore oil drilling in California Sanctuary Act waters, just 3 miles off the Santa Barbara coastline.
Texas-based PXP continues its well-financed public relations campaign to bring new offshore oil drilling, with all the environmental risks, to the Santa Barbara coast. Read the rest of this entry »