{"id":273,"date":"2010-04-03T20:08:59","date_gmt":"2010-04-03T20:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/drilling\/?p=273"},"modified":"2010-04-03T20:14:32","modified_gmt":"2010-04-03T20:14:32","slug":"the-century-commission-looking-at-the-impacts-of-offshore-oil-drilling-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-and-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/drilling\/2010\/04\/03\/the-century-commission-looking-at-the-impacts-of-offshore-oil-drilling-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-and-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"The Century Commission: Looking at the impacts of offshore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

http:\/\/www.collinscenter.org\/resource\/resmgr\/OilDrilling\/oilHome.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Report punches holes in offshore drilling claims<\/h2>\n

Thursday, April 01, 2010<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0
\nBRADENTON HERALD EDITORIAL | Little impact at gas pump, low reserves refute goals<\/p>\n

Despite a report prepared for the Florida Senate that should cripple efforts to allow oil and gas drilling in state waters, the push will continue.<\/p>\n

The report, prepared by the Collins Center for Public Policy in conjunction with the Century Commission for a Sustainable Florida, estimates offshore reserves at a level so paltry there would be no noticeable impact on pump prices or on American reliance on foreign oil.<\/p>\n

The amount would only quench America\u2019s thirst for oil for less than one week, the report states.<\/p>\n

Grand forecasts of billions in state revenue would thus not materialize, rendering the primary arguments in favor of drilling obsolete.<\/p>\n

The “drill, baby, drill\u201d proponents will have a tough time discrediting the report. The Collins Center, a reputable think tank that researches state issues, and the 15-member nonpartisan Century Commission, appointed by the legislators to investigate economic and environmental issues, conducted the study at the behest of Senate President Jeff Atwater.<\/p>\n

The resulting 40-page report, chock full of information gleaned from private and government sources, should withstand attack.<\/p>\n

While the report also states the odds of accidental oil spills are low because of drilling technology advances, the threat remains. With such negligible reserves believed to be beneath state waters, the risk is not worth the return.<\/p>\n

Story continues…<\/a><\/p>\n