Ensure Balanced Approach to America’s Offshore & Ocean Resources
February 5, 2010
The Obama Administration established an Ocean Policy Task Force last year to propose policies for the management of our oceans and coasts, as well as the resources and activities within those waters. The Task Force has released an Interim Framework for Effective Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (the framework) that (if implemented) would significantly impair our nation’s ability to safely develop its own offshore energy, including oil, natural gas and renewable energy, and to engage in other economic, commercial and recreational activities.
If the Administration adopts a system of coastal and marine planning that ultimately restricts access to our nation’s ocean resources, it will pose a significant threat to our economy, our national security and our rights to responsibly utilize our common resources – undermining our ability to produce our own energy and hurting consumers in the long-run.
Consumer Energy Alliance is calling upon President Obama and his Task Force to adopt a framework for coastal and marine spatial planning that successfully recognizes the importance of striking a balance between the protection of our oceans and their economic uses, particularly where responsible energy production is concerned.
CONSUMER ENERGY ALLIANCE
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