California's Schwarzenegger turns against oil drilling
04-05-2010, 07:44
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California's Schwarzenegger turns against oil drilling
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California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has withdrawn his support for a plan to expand oil exploration off the state's coast.
He said the spill in the Gulf of Mexico had changed his mind about the safety of oil platforms in the Pacific Ocean.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8658825.stm
Good for him.
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04-05-2010, 08:03
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Re: California's Schwarzenegger turns against oil drilling
Takes a big disaster on your doorstep to change people's attitudes!
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04-05-2010, 08:09
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Re: California's Schwarzenegger turns against oil drilling
when people are cycling everywhere oil will become popular again 
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08-05-2010, 23:07
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Re: California's Schwarzenegger turns against oil drilling
Thankfully ex-Alaskan governor and super klutz Sarah Pallin is no longer making decisions whether or not to drill in virgin tundra in the Alaskan wilderness, hopefully somebody with half a brain is now taking those decisions.
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08-05-2010, 23:12
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Re: California's Schwarzenegger turns against oil drilling
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What for, taking a naked political decision in order to maximise his chances of re-election? If he was that concerned, he should never have agreed to it in the first place. After all, the world's worst offshore oil well disaster was Piper Alpha, over 20 years ago. It made headlines, even in the USA. Surely he must have heard about it?
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08-05-2010, 23:36
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Re: California's Schwarzenegger turns against oil drilling
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What for, taking a naked political decision in order to maximise his chances of re-election? If he was that concerned, he should never have agreed to it in the first place. After all, the world's worst offshore oil well disaster was Piper Alpha, over 20 years ago. It made headlines, even in the USA. Surely he must have heard about it?
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Who cares what his reasoning is..he publicly changed his mind.Done for the wrong reasons? So what, it's a result for those who care about such issues..
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09-05-2010, 10:55
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Re: California's Schwarzenegger turns against oil drilling
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Originally Posted by Chris
What for, taking a naked political decision in order to maximise his chances of re-election? If he was that concerned, he should never have agreed to it in the first place. After all, the world's worst offshore oil well disaster was Piper Alpha, over 20 years ago. It made headlines, even in the USA. Surely he must have heard about it?
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Schwarzenegger isn't looking for re-election, there's a 2 term limit with each term of office being 4 years and he's in his second term. It expires 3rd January next year.
His environmental record is actually very strong by US and especially GOP standards, he signed into law the first greenhouse gas emission cap in the US and has signed further legislation since.
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09-05-2010, 19:47
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Re: California's Schwarzenegger turns against oil drilling
That just renders his decision inexplicable. Could someone so environmentally switched-on really not have been aware of Piper Alpha?
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09-05-2010, 19:54
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Re: California's Schwarzenegger turns against oil drilling
Why is he worried?
When the big one hit California will either end up underwater, or become an island
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09-05-2010, 21:35
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Re: California's Schwarzenegger turns against oil drilling
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That just renders his decision inexplicable. Could someone so environmentally switched-on really not have been aware of Piper Alpha?
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Not as easy as that, seen California's budget deficit recently? He had decisions to make.
Just said his record was strong by GOP standards, not that he's an environmental God
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11-05-2010, 08:26
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Re: California's Schwarzenegger turns against oil drilling
The man that chases two voters goes home unelected.
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