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    Which Way, L.A.?

    California Takes Another Look at Offshore Oil Drilling

    Since the Santa Barbara oil spill of 1969, offshore drilling has been anathema to most Californians, including the environmentally-minded Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.  But now the Governor is behind a proposal to allow a Texas company to slant drill from a platform in federal waters to a field inside California’s three-mile limit.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Since the Santa Barbara oil spill of 1969, offshore drilling has been anathema to most Californians, including the environmentally-minded Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. But now the Governor is behind a proposal to allow a Texas company to slant drill from a platform in federal waters to a field inside California’s three-mile limit.

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    3 of 3
    California Takes Another Look at Offshore Oil Drilling
    1. 0:00Global Warming and the Energy Bill
    2. 31:56Los Angeles Celebrates the Lakers
    3. 38:24California Takes Another Look at Offshore Oil DrillingYou’re reading this
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