Obama Proposes Offshore Drilling In Atlantic Ocean

Just days after the White House announced historic plans to protect 12 million acres in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil exploration, President Obama has proposed that a region of the Atlantic be opened up to offshore drilling. While the Obama administration claims any new drilling would happen a ‘safe distance’ from the coastline, politicians and activists alike are speaking out against hazardous plans that seem to be moving domestic energy development in the wrong direction.

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