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California Takes Another Look at Offshore Oil Drilling
Governor Schwarzenegger says allowing just one more well off the coast of Santa Barbara would help put an end to off-shore oil drilling. Plus, Los Angeles loves the Lakers. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, dramatic new warnings about the increased impact of global warming and prospects for a new energy bill.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenLakers fans filled the Los Angeles Coliseum today. We hear about an enormous celebration. And, it's rare since the oil spill of 1969, but there's serious debate about drilling for oil off the coast of California. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, as Congress debates a new energy bill, the Obama White House releases dramatic new warnings about the increased impact of global warming. We'll hear about the latest report and the prospects for legislation.
Banner image: Night comes to oil and gas platforms near the Federal Ecological Reserve in the Santa Barbara Channel, February 15, 2001, near Santa Barbara, California. Photo: David McNew/Newsmakers
