Why is the US prevented from drilling oil off our coasts which would create jobs and revenue we need.?

Soros hedge fund invests $811m to buy Petrobras stake





August 15, 2008





London: Billionaire investor George Soros bought an $811 million stake in Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) in the second quarter, making the Brazilian state-controlled oil company his investment fund鈥檚 largest holdingWhy is the US prevented from drilling oil off our coasts which would create jobs and revenue we need.?
Environmentalists trying to bring our country to its knees falsely claiming that we're ';out of oil'; so they can push their Commie agenda - trains, apartments, ';fight urban sprawl';, etc.Why is the US prevented from drilling oil off our coasts which would create jobs and revenue we need.?
We do tons of offshore drilling. I live near the gulf of Mexico, and at night I can look out to sea and see the lights of oil platforms all over. And those are just the ones close to me.





Of course, you might be talking about the deal struck between Jeb and George W. to prevent drilling off the coast of Florida.





Is that the ban that bothers you -- the one created by two Republicans??
Man that sure is a lot of zeros. Which part of that number is yours that it's got you so heated?
The whole goal is to destroy oil companies and stop growth. The govt needs us dependent on them. Also, the tree huggers in Brazil. Soros gets to make more money so all the O cronies are happy
Why would anybody even want to deal with oil when we have fantastic wind and solar resources?
rich ***** that have shore property and don't want to see rigs