In response to California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement that the state will block all transport of petroleum from new offshore rigs, Greenpeace Oil Campaigner Vicky Wyatt issued the following statement:
“We applaud California’s commitment to protecting its communities and coasts by standing up to the Trump administration’s reckless offshore drilling plan, which would wreak havoc on our climate, economies, communities, and coasts. That’s why, to date, nearly every governor from coastal states that would be affected by the plan have indicated that they don’t want oil drilling off their shores.
“Expanding offshore oil drilling will lead to more polluting emissions across the globe and higher economic and social costs for people in the United States that will be borne by Americans for decades to come. Moreover, offshore drilling itself is not the only threat. Oil pipelines and other infrastructure needed to transport crude oil threaten the vital water supplies we all rely on for basic human needs.
“Greenpeace urges all other coastal Governors to follow California’s example and take similar actions to block the use of pipelines for oil from new offshore drilling.”
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