Offshore drilling bill passes house - CONTACT YOUR SENATORS!

[MEL-DC Diver]

offhand... not having florida underwater in 50 years after greenland and antarctica melt? probably be nice not to completely disrupt crop production as well -- we might not starve to death here, but it wouldn't be very good for GDP growth.

Wait, I'm confused. Do you or do you not love 'An Incovenient Truth'?

Let's try and keep out of the deep end.

See you in 50 and we can go dive Epcot.

Best,
MEL

 

[kchFLA]

This probably will add more fuel to the fire. Besides the environment, the military is actually a big consideration for the panhandle of Florida. Look at a map of the Panhandle. See that big space that cuts Okaloosa County in half and covers a large portion of Santa Rosa and Walton Counties. That is the Eglin Air Force Reservation. You know where they do a lot of their testing. In the Gulf.

Just some food for thought.

 

[Trinigordo]

See you in 50 and we can go dive Epcot.

Best,
MEL

I think that is the greatest thing I have ever heard, it will be the future's Andrea Doria. I am going to make financial plans to own the dive rights, I'll be steeeenkin rich

 

[OE2X]

Why is it that you some of you have to cross the line of TOS and get political?

You folks know better. Some of you have even admitted it.

I don't have time to pull the posts now, but those of you who have made political posts will have them pulled.

Continue on with the discussion, but lets keep the politics and the insults to yourselves. If you want to troll - you might want to pick up a rod and reel and try fishing because this is a troll free board.

 

[dlndavid]

come Saturday

 

[Cacia]

good. I will leave the board on this one, if you prefer. no problem.

 

[Trinigordo]

I will also leave this thread to continue on without me.

 

[Cacia]

OEX2, because how can you have an intelligent, relevant conversation about environmental impact without skirting politics? The thread is very informative, with rational debate on both sides. Don't be a TOS fundamentalists. Good luck if you can. No one is fighting here, if you notice. Take environmental conversations off the table for marine environments and that is a big loss. I think skirting politics in the context of fighting for oil, we are all big enough to handle. What is the alternative? More "don't touch the coral" threads? Those of us that volunteer and work for marine conservation in our communities, well, there is a political aspect and I just think that when people are having an enlightened conversation, which is what was happening here you need to understand the tone of the thread. How can we discuss the biggest sewage spill in America, ever, without skirting local policies? (Hawaii)

I just hope if this thread is pulled (or my post) that there is some other mods reading it and putting it in the context which it was written.

sigh. Trini, I guess we can just PM or e-mail.

 

[Trinigordo]

Another don't touch the coral thread might not be a bad idea Catherine

 

[Wayward Son]

This thread is political from the 1st post.

"Call your representative & oppose this legislation."

How do you allow that & then beat up people for being too political in responding?