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Home›Green Marine›Panel OKs Offshore Drilling for Gas
Green Marine

May 11, 2006 · about 20 years ago

Panel OKs Offshore Drilling for Gas

Clearing a path for energy exploration near the shores of Florida, the House Appropriations Committee voted Wednesday to allow drilling for natural gas in the Outer Continental Shelf starting in 2012. The committee action, on a 37-25 vote, sets up another confrontation over energy policy when the bi

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Clearing a path for energy exploration near the shores of Florida, the House Appropriations Committee voted Wednesday to allow drilling for natural gas in the Outer Continental Shelf starting in 2012. The committee action, on a 37-25 vote, sets up another confrontation over energy policy when the bill comes before the full House, perhaps as early as next week.

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