California’s Santa Barbara County, site of a major oil spill that rallied opposition to offshore oil production 40 years ago, voted on Tuesday to support new coastal oil exploration and extraction.
The county Board of Supervisors’ 3-2 vote is largely symbolic, but comes amid a heated debate on lifting a long-time U.S. moratorium on offshore drilling to address a spike in oil prices that pushed gasoline above $4 per gallon this summer.
U.S. President George W. Bush lifted a White House ban on offshore drilling last month and pushed Congress to lift its ban. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger opposes a return to offshore drilling and advocates investment in alternative fuels.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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