It seemed like a symbolic tipping point for the nation in August when, in the midst of record high gasoline prices and a presidential campaign, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors abandoned its longtime opposition to offshore oil drilling.
With offshore oil drilling platforms in the distance, children played in the surf early this year in Santa Barbara County, Calif.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/santa-barbara-reshifts-now-opposing-drilling
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/felicity-barringer
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-york-times-new-york
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/economy
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oil-exploration
