05/20/2009
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"We think that new offshore oil and drilling or offshore oil and gas drilling would keep the U.S. dependent on fossil fuels and harm our fight against climate change."
"The President has acknowledged that if we're serious about fighting climate change two thirds of the fossil fuels need to stay under the ground where they are now."
"By choosing not to produce here, we are telling other countries, some of them rather nefarious, that we would rather buy from them."
"We obviously oppose any new drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf. We think it's incompatible with coastal businesses and coastal ecosystems."