Now This is GREAT News!
July 31, 2008
The Heritage Foundation reports in its Morning Bell: According to the Public Policy Institute of California, for the first time in three decades, 51% of Californians favor more oil drilling off the coast.
SFGate: A majority of Californians favor more oil drilling off the coast, according to a statewide survey released Wednesday, for the first time since oil prices spiked nearly three decades ago.
The support by 51 percent of residents polled this month by the Public Policy Institute of California represents a shift caused by renewed Republican advocacy for drilling as well as motorists’ reaction to soaring pump prices, according to the pollster.
With high oil prices and calls from President Bush and Republican presidential aspirant Sen. John McCain to open coastal waters to domestic production, support for drilling has jumped, particularly among Republicans, the poll says. Support increases with age and is slightly higher among men than women.
But as the price of oil hovers around $120 per barrel, double the cost a year ago, support for drilling has increased even among Democrats and independents, says the survey of 2,504 adult residents polled across the state July 8-22.
At the same time, more than half of the Californians surveyed believe that the effects of global warming have already begun and pose a serious threat to the state’s economy and quality of life.
This is a good sign. California is one of the more liberal states with huge environmental concerns. But we believe this percentage is only going to get larger as the price of gasoline continues to hover around $5 a gallon! Keep the pressure on your representatives. Take Action Now!
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