Instead of demanding energy conservation, area US Representatives went for the easy vote and supported increased oil drilling and thus consumption. They have to know that all respected scientific studies show that Miami and all of Southern Florida will be under water in a few years if we continue using oil at the rate we are now using it.
The Mahoning Valley’s representatives in the U.S. House support a proposal requiring oil companies to drill on 68 million acres of land they lease from the federal government.
“Big oil is sitting on millions of acres that have been untapped,” said Charlie Wilson of St. Clairsville, D-6th. “I say if they’re not going to drill on that land, the U.S. government should lease the land to some company that will.”
Wilson, who represents all of Columbiana County and a portion of Mahoning County, and U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Niles, D-17th, who represents portions of Mahoning and Trumbull, announced their support for the bill during a Wednesday teleconference.
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