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02.19.15

Offshore Drilling Threatens Job Creation

Offshore oil drilling planned for the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast states naturally threatens the tourism economy which is one of the reasons we are against it. But a new report by Oceana shows that there are more jobs to be had in offshore wind development than in oil drilling. See their state-by-state reports on this here http://oceana.org/publications/reports/offshore-energy-numbers

Burning oilThe Maryland specific numbers are here http://oceana.org/sites/default/files/md_offshoreenergy_op.pdf

A series of public meetings are taking place in the area, including one in Annapolis on March 9th at the Loews Hotel Annapolis, 126 West Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 3PM to 7PM but come at any time. Facebook Event here https://www.facebook.com/events/908011085916872/ All public meetings are listed here http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/white-house-proposes-new-drilling-in-the-atlantic-arctic-time-to-speak-out