New Jersey Monthly: Steve Adubato debates offshore drilling in NJ
Offshore oil rig
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For those of us who grew up spending summers at the Jersey Shore, it’s hard to forget the dirty, disgusting syringes and medical waste that washed up on our treasured beaches in 1987 and 1988. It was gross. It ruined vacations and seriously hurt the Shore economy—and New Jersey’s reputation as a summertime destination.
Bad as that was, imagine how horrible it is for the folks on the Gulf Coast following the BP oil disaster. In light of their plight, I can’t fathom that people are debating whether to allow drilling for oil off the coast of New Jersey. It’s nuts. As you can tell from the Gulf Coast spill, it isn’t a question of how likely it is for a spill to occur, but whether anyone is prepared for such a catastrophic event. It only has to occur once, and if it does, it is impossible to put the genie back in the bottle, or in this case, the oil back in the well.
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 8/11/2010 10:00 AM 
Categories: Jersey Shore
Tags: offshore drilling gulf coast oil spill bp oil spill east coast jersey shore jersey coast
Categories: Jersey Shore
Tags: offshore drilling gulf coast oil spill bp oil spill east coast jersey shore jersey coast
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