Palin’s Pipeline to Nowhere

John McCain realizes that the Democrats under the leadership of Barack Obama want to effectively give away in trust our offshore exclusive economic zone by standing in the way of any current offshore development. Under the 1982 United Nations Law of the Seas Convention the US has an exclusive economic zone of 200 nautical miles and mineral seabed rights up to 350 nautical miles extending along the Continental shelf. A nautical mile is 6080 feet so our exclusive economic zone extends about 240 miles and mineral seabed rights extend 420 miles. The US has the world's largest offshore exclusive economic zone totaling 4.4 million square miles. In comparison, the total land area of the United States is only 3.4 million square miles.
On the East coast alone, if you drive from Key West Florida to Bangor Maine it is 2000 miles. Multiply the 2000 miles by mineral seabed rights extending out 420 miles results in a total of 840,000 square miles of ocean acreage. Because we have the world's largest offshore coastline which is twenty-five percent greater than our land area, it only makes common sense that we exploit our offshore resources to achieve our energy independence.

John McCain understands that under the theory of plate tectonics and continental drift, 300 million years ago when oil was formed all of the continents were one supercontinent called Pangea. The continents then drifted apart. The Africa coast was right up against North Carolina 300 million years ago. Today half of the oil production of Nigeria is now offshore and the odds of large offshore deposits off our east coast are very strong. There are also huge oil deposits off of east coast of Brazil. Brazil has tied up almost all of the world ocean drilling ships in the hopes of developing those deposits. Given there is confirmed oil off of Brazil, likely oil off the Southern US east coast and there is confirmed large deposits south of Newfoundland then it is likely there is oil all up and down the entire United States east coast. The United States has the largest coastline in the world and it is simple common sense to make use of those offshore resources to achieve our energy independence. John McCain energy proposals will bring about this development that we so desperately need.

I thought that the comments section was going to be an intelligent discussion of the story at hand. That story is about the significant problems associated with building a natural gas pipeline to ensure security of supply to the lower 48, through a foreign country, namely Canada. Why is there no discussion happening about the competing proposal which would have seen an all-american route using the existing oil pipeline right of way to Valdez, Alaska and LNG tankers to the west coast??

I thought that the comment from was going to be an intelligent discussion of the story at hand. That story is about the significant problems associated with building a natural pipeline to ensure security of supply to the lower 48 through, a foreign country, namely Canada. Why is there no discussion happening about the competing proposal which would have seen an all-american route using the existing oil pipeline right of way to Valdez, Alaska and LNG tankers to the west coast??

and who voted for the bridge to nowhere instead of repairing a bridge damaged by katrina? yep barry & biden.

Is anyone else bothered by the fact that Gov. Palin gave the natural gas pipeline contract to a Canadian firm? No U.S. company with U.S. workers could build a tube across Alaska?

I can't blame the canadian native community for being aprehensive about oil projects on their lands. im sure they have had enough experience in the alberta tar sands to realize what their land rights and compensation should be. make no mistake these aren't the steryotypical indians of yesteryear ready to be exploited by big business. these are savy business people and the dificulty they pose in negotiations is a testament their view of mother earth's value and their duty to be her custodian.

I can't blame the canadian native community for being aprehensive about oil projects on their lands. im sure they have had enough experience in the alberta tar sands to realize what their land rights and compensation should be. make no mistake these aren't the steryotypical indians of yesteryear ready to be exploited by big business. these are savy business people and the dificulty they pose in negotiations is a testament their view of mother earth's value and their duty to be her custodian.

I can't blame the canadian native community for being aprehensive about oil projects on their lands. im sure they have had enough experience in the alberta tar sands to realize what their land rights and compensation should be. make no mistake these aren't the steryotypical indians of yesteryear ready to be exploited by big business. these are savy business people and the dificulty they pose in negotiations is a testament their view of mother earth's value and their duty to be her custodian.

Blah Blah Blah- the right and left both fail- wake up

There a snake running in the garden today. It's called the Republican Party. It truly has it's perfect pair for picking The Apple Of Lies from the tree of knowledge.

There a snake running in the garden today. It's called the Republican Party. It truly has it's perfect pair for picking The Apple Of Lies from the tree of knowledge.