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From APP
Offshore oil and gas
drilling poses threat to state's beaches, tourism
BY A. GREGORY
AURIEMMA
Last week, the House
Resources Committee gave a substantial victory to proponents of opening
ocean waters off the Outer Continental Shelf, including areas off the
Jersey Shore, to oil and gas exploration. The measure would lift a 25-year
bipartisan moratorium in drilling in these environmentally sensitive areas.
The Sierra Club, the largest grass-roots environmental
organization in America,
has consistently opposed lifting the moratorium. We believe the moratorium
is particularly important to protect New
Jersey's beaches and our tourism industry.
Meanwhile, drilling proponents perpetuate the myth that significant
quantities of offshore oil and gas resources are foolishly "off
limits" and that Outer Continental Shelf drilling would greatly add to
America's
energy independence.
In reality, the moratorium is only a limited one. The oil and
gas industry already has access to the vast majority of the proven oil and
gas resources off America's
coasts. The Interior Department estimates that at current levels of
consumption, lifting the Outer Continental Shelf ban would satisfy the
nation's oil needs for only about 16 years and its natural gas needs for
about 25 years.
Apart from its obvious failure to significantly add to
domestic energy supplies, two critical issues are raised by this misguided
proposal: The first is the potential threat to New Jersey's beaches. The second is the
broader issue of whether "Big Oil and Gas" has exploited the
government's offshore "royalty" payment system to achieve record
corporate profits at taxpayer expense. Jersey Shore
residents should know the facts on both:
Outer Continental Shelf drilling proponents present their bill
as a compromise since theoretically each state would have the opportunity
to opt out of drilling off their respective coasts. Thankfully, New Jersey's elected
officials are largely united against Outer Continental Shelf drilling.
However, the bill places significant legal hurdles to opting
out. More importantly, it ignores the insurmountable problem of oil spills
in opt-in states polluting New
Jersey's beaches. An oil slick does not respect
states' geographic coastal boundaries in its migration or honor
politicians' ugly compromises in its own dirty ebb and flow.
The coasts of Florida, the
Carolinas and Virginia
are some of the primary targets of Outer Continental Shelf drilling
advocates. Among these, Virginia
is our nearest neighbor. Some short-sighted Virginia politicians favor opting in for
the revenue it would provide.
The ecological fate of New
Jersey beaches should not lie in their hands. Virginia is just 75 miles from New Jersey beaches. A catastrophic spill
in Virginia could destroy the ecology and
economic values of the Jersey
Shore for generations
to come. It's more than idle speculation.
The Exxon Valdez oil spill traveled 470 miles in 56 days and
is still polluting the area 17 years later. Meanwhile, Exxon pays
high-priced lawyers to fight the fines imposed in a court of law. Thus, the
line in the sand we must draw against drilling to protect New Jersey's
beaches must include the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf, without
exception.
Now what about those record oil and gas corporate profits some
even call "obscene"? Isn't making money the American way? It
depends. About one-quarter of all oil and gas produced in the U.S. comes from federal lands and federal
waters in the Gulf of Mexico. According to
the Interior Department, the U.S. "royalty" system
will let companies pump about $65 billion worth of oil and gas from federal
territory over the next five years without taxpayers receiving a single
dime. And one particularly greedy major corporation has even filed suit
against the federal government that, if successful, could cost taxpayers
another $28 billion in lost revenue.
How can all this be? It started with an honest miscalculation
by the Clinton
administration when it supported the Deep Water Royalty Relief Act some
years ago. But it's a mistake that is now gleefully embraced by the Bush
administration. To the extent that the administration has an energy policy,
it was forged when Vice President Cheney, who has made millions in the oil
industry, met behind closed doors with his "Big Oil and Gas"
buddies. Despite litigation by environmental groups, what was discussed between
Cheney and his industry friends at those secret meetings may never be fully
known. But we know the results. The Bush administration ignored pleas to
modify the royalty system in the 2005 Energy Policy Act. It continues to
oppose any windfall profits tax to this day.
So in the vacuum created by the Bush administration's lack of
a real energy policy, which should include energy efficiency and clean,
renewable resources and reduce our dependency on fossil fuels and foreign
oil in particular, "Big Oil and Gas" fashioned its own energy
policy. It's called, "Take the Money and Run." Taxpayers should
receive fair return for use of taxpayer property. Does "Big Oil and
Gas" rip off American taxpayers? The Sierra Club answers with a
resounding, "Yes," and those corporations should be held
accountable.
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Tip #19
Home Buying Tip, Online Searching:
Searching online is a very effective way to look for real estate in New Jersey, or
anywhere for that matter. Good
websites allow you to search through multiple MLS’s so you can cover
a wide range. For example here you
can Search for NJ Real
Estate.
After you find the house you are
interested in you can inquiry with the real estate agency to find out more
information or to arrange an appointment to view the house.
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Tip #18
Home Selling Tip, Targeting Out Of State:
When you sell your home you sometimes have to put yourself in the
potential buyers’ shoes. In New Jersey many home buyers are from the
surrounding area, like New York or Pennsylvania.
Knowing this can allow your agent to
market your house more effectively.
If he/she will advertise in a New York publication they can describe
the proximity to NY. This allows
your potential Buyer Base to expand.
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