{"id":14384,"date":"2010-05-05t13:33:40","date_gmt":"2010-05-05t13:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/oil-spill-blessing-in-disguise-for-obama\/"},"modified":"2010-05-05t13:33:40","modified_gmt":"2010-05-05t13:33:40","slug":"oil-spill-blessing-in-disguise-for-obama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/oil-spill-blessing-in-disguise-for-obama\/","title":{"rendered":"oil spill blessing in disguise for obama?"},"content":{"rendered":"
the gulf of mexico oil spill has set the alarm bells ringing. president obama called it an \u201cunprecedented environmental disaster\u201d. this mishap has sparked a debate about the environmental safety concerns related to offshore drilling. an immediate reaction to the spill was california gov. arnold schwarzenegger\u2019s withdrawal of support for a plan to expand oil drilling off the californian coast.<\/p>\n
after all 5,000 barrels of oil<\/a> are leaking into the water everyday and among other things, that has a huge impact on the aquatic ecosystem. the supply of seafood from the gulf is being curtailed as the national oceanic and atmospheric administration<\/a> has blocked fishing in federal waters from louisiana to waters off pensacola bay. louisiana alone boasts a seafood industry worth $2.4 billion<\/a>. that will definitely be affected. that\u2019s not all, in the coming days, you and i might be paying a little more for our favorite seafood meal at a local restaurant.<\/p>\n the writing on the wall is very clear, offshore drilling has a big risk involved. but didn\u2019t president obama recently make a case for offshore drilling<\/a>? well, yes he did and for now that issue might be put on the back burner. but the moment is ripe for him to renew the stalled energy and climate bill<\/a>. he could push for cleaner energy options that will reduce america\u2019s dependence on oil and fossil fuels. so will he or won\u2019t he?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" the gulf of mexico oil spill has set the alarm bells ringing. president obama called it an \u201cunprecedented environmental disaster\u201d. this mishap has sparked a debate about the environmental safety concerns related to offshore drilling. an immediate reaction to the spill was california gov. arnold schwarzenegger\u2019s withdrawal of support for a plan to expand oil…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8624,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4899],"tags":[1139,1142,1143,1144],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-14384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-policy","tag-bp-oil-spill","tag-nooa","tag-obama","tag-offshore-drilling"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n