In July 2022 the Biden administration issued a draft plan to expand oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska. The proposal from the Department of the Interior recommends holding up to 10 lease sales in the Gulf over the next five years, as well as one sale in the Cook Inlet off the coast of south-central Alaska. Under the 1953 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the federal government must plan for offshore oil and gas leasing on a five-year basis. The previous plan was finalized under President Barack Obama in 2016, went into effect in 2017, and expired in 2022. Opponents inclu…
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Response rates from 24.8k 30334 voters.
51% Yes |
49% No |
48% Yes |
36% No |
3% Yes, and deregulate the energy sector to let the free market determine the best energy sources |
7% No, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
4% No, but maintain our current offshore oil wells |
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1% No, and nationalize the energy sector |
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1% No, end all offshore oil drilling |
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Unique answers from 30334 voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8JCJLWV4yrs4Y
Not enough knowledge to make an informed vote
@6WS2R4W4yrs4Y
Yes, but with very strict environmental regulations
@96J29WM2yrs2Y
Yes, but with very strict environmental regulations
@smowery654yrs4Y
Yes. There are millions of gallons of oil off Cuba. If we were able to drill offshore of Cuba and refine and sell our own fuel here, we would no longer have to rely on the Middle East.
@4S5T2QB4yrs4Y
Are we being fair to the places we are taking it from?
@4RG6QZP4yrs4Y
Why? Do you need that so badly? Are American people out of oil? Or do you want only money? :D Then, no way. Find safer ways (and more friendly to environment) to earn your useless money.
@9D3RPBQ1yr1Y
No we must nationalise the energy sector and abolish capitalism
@9R8SQN25mos5MO
Oil drilling is okay for now, but we need to invest more sustainable and green alternatives, and better ones than what we have now.
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