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Hagan, also supports the legislation

zoobatmania — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:28:02 -0400

Wow. That's an understatement. She has been supportive of it for some time while Dole is just now flip-flopping into support. Yet, Dole gets the entire write-up in a positive light and Hagan gets "Her Democratic opponent, state Sen. Kay Hagan, also supports the legislation."

That's it?

Re: Dole joins bipartisan 'gang' on energy

JaneinRaleigh — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:45:35 -0400

What would be the cost to NC of preparing for an off-shore drilling emergency? Could the N&O take a look (before the Senate vote?) at what other states with off-shore drilling have put aside in the following: creation of emergency infrastructure specific to the drilling, annual allocations to maintain that system, a reserve fund to pay for a disaster (hurricane, leak in transit, sabotage, human error), should it strike? In other states, who pays for the preparation, maintenance, and emergency outlays - the taxpayers (local, state, federal?) or the oil companies? How many millions of dollars are we projecting? How does this outlay compare to any oil tax dollars or input to local economies of additional jobs? How quickly can a full-scale system be put in place for drilling? Certainly, drilling can't begin until our system is in place.

I've heard/seen no discussion of this in the press.

Re: Dole, Hagan back 'Gang of 10' plan

concerned53 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:32:52 -0400

I can't wait to see Bev Perdue try to wiggle out of her clear cut position on off-shore drilling ("never occur on my watch") given that those in her own party are now supporting the "Gang of 10" plan. Heck, by election time, she will probably claim that she came up with the idea for off-shore drilling. But don't let her!

Mayor McCrory and other Republicans are the ones in North Carolina that have demonstrated the leadership and vision around off-shore drilling coupled with conservation, etc.