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The Blog for Friday, January 28, 2005

Hypocrisy Test for the Cellophane Man

    Apparently,
    Canadian energy companies have discovered oil off the northwest coast of Cuba, according to news reports. Cuban President Fidel Castro claims that 100 million barrels are waiting there; if so, the sale of oil could provide a boost to his country's anemic economy.
    Martinez of course opposes Cubans drilling for oil - after all, it is GOoPer policy to starve Cuba. Martinez will of course couch his opposition to Cuba exploiting its natural resources in his supposed "concern" for the enviroment. Why Cuba should give a damn about Florida's enviroment, God only knows. In any event,
    Martinez's concerns about Florida's environment will ring hollow, however, if he doesn't apply the same standard to proposed drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Bush administration will pressure Martinez to support drilling in the refuge. But the senator should resist for two reasons: One is that the costs and risks of drilling in the Alaskan refuge outweigh the benefits; the other is that Martinez's opposition to drilling off Florida's coast would be compromised.

    The National Wildlife Federation contends that congressional approval of drilling in the refuge would be followed by a renewed effort to open the Gulf waters off Florida to oil and gas exploration.

    There are differences, of course, between drilling in the Gulf and in the Alaskan refuge. But the principle is the same: Vital American environmental assets should not be put at risk for relatively minimal amounts of oil -- especially since the nation and its people have yet to embrace conservation as the preferred alternative.
    "Martinez and drilling".

4:26 AM

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