Gulf of America.

[ericthai]

On 1/8/2025 at 4:30 AM, candide said:

Which sabotage? 😀

 

Production of oil and gas are already at the highest historical level.

https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/oil-and-gas/oil-and-gas-industry-outlook.html

 stuff like this

Biden makes an 11th-hour move to block coastal oil drilling

 

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/06/nx-s1-5249765/biden-offshore-drilling-ban

 

 

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4 minutes ago, ericthai said:

 stuff like this

Biden makes an 11th-hour move to block coastal oil drilling

 

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/06/nx-s1-5249765/biden-offshore-drilling-ban

 

 

The folks who live in those coastal States, including the state that voted for Trump, are most likely very grateful for biden's action. During his last term, Trump backed off on his threats to open up some Waters off the state of Florida to drilling.

[ericthai]

2 minutes ago, placeholder said:

The folks who live in those coastal States, including the state that voted for Trump, are most likely very grateful for biden's action. During his last term, Trump backed off on his threats to open up some Waters off the state of Florida to drilling.

we have a house in Florida on the gulf side ( about 1mile from the coast. Grew up there.) I'm not happy about this.

There has been drilling in the gulf since the 1940's there are 7 platforms out there right now. 

but that's not the issue he didn't just stop drilling in the gulf it includes allot more.

 

Today, President Biden took action to protect the entire U.S. East coast, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California, and additional portions of the Northern Bering Sea in Alaska from future oil and natural gas leasing. In protecting more than 625 million acres of the U.S. ocean from offshore drilling, President Biden has determined that the environmental and economic risks and harms that would result from drilling in these areas outweigh their limited fossil fuel resource potential. With these withdrawals, President Biden has now conserved over 670 million acres of America’s lands and waters, more than any other president in history.

[stevenl]

12 minutes ago, ericthai said:

we have a house in Florida on the gulf side ( about 1mile from the coast. Grew up there.) I'm not happy about this.

There has been drilling in the gulf since the 1940's there are 7 platforms out there right now. 

but that's not the issue he didn't just stop drilling in the gulf it includes allot more.

 

Today, President Biden took action to protect the entire U.S. East coast, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California, and additional portions of the Northern Bering Sea in Alaska from future oil and natural gas leasing. In protecting more than 625 million acres of the U.S. ocean from offshore drilling, President Biden has determined that the environmental and economic risks and harms that would result from drilling in these areas outweigh their limited fossil fuel resource potential. With these withdrawals, President Biden has now conserved over 670 million acres of America’s lands and waters, more than any other president in history.

Wise decision.

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10 minutes ago, ericthai said:

we have a house in Florida on the gulf side ( about 1mile from the coast. Grew up there.) I'm not happy about this.

There has been drilling in the gulf since the 1940's there are 7 platforms out there right now. 

but that's not the issue he didn't just stop drilling in the gulf it includes allot more.

 

Today, President Biden took action to protect the entire U.S. East coast, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California, and additional portions of the Northern Bering Sea in Alaska from future oil and natural gas leasing. In protecting more than 625 million acres of the U.S. ocean from offshore drilling, President Biden has determined that the environmental and economic risks and harms that would result from drilling in these areas outweigh their limited fossil fuel resource potential. With these withdrawals, President Biden has now conserved over 670 million acres of America’s lands and waters, more than any other president in history.

'"Last week, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) took to the House floor with an unusual request: He asked his colleagues to block oil drilling off the coast of his home state.
“Offshore drilling is broadly opposed by coastal communities in these areas, by local governments,” said Gaetz, a conservative who has clashed with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).
The request was unusual because Gaetz — and most other Republicans on Capitol Hill — have generally supported drilling on federal lands and waters."

https://archive.ph/yOJQQ

[candide]

1 hour ago, ericthai said:

 stuff like this

Biden makes an 11th-hour move to block coastal oil drilling

 

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/06/nx-s1-5249765/biden-offshore-drilling-ban

 

 

It doesn't seem it will have much impact, according to experts, I.e.:

 

"LSU professor David Dismukes, an energy sector economist, said he expects nothing of real significance to come out of Biden’s decision.

 

Most of the crude oil extracted in the U.S. comes from the Permian Basin, a vast area spanning western Texas and southeastern New Mexico. Only about 15% comes from offshore drilling in federal waters, and that is overwhelmingly concentrated in the western and central Gulf of Mexico, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

 

“It’d take decades to get the eastern [Gulf of Mexico] and Atlantic and parts of Alaska into position for drilling, particularly anything remotely like what we see in the central and western [Gulf of Mexico],” Dismukes said.

Restricting areas from future development is not good for long-term resource availability, Dismukes said, adding that he doesn’t see Biden’s new restrictions being a big negative."

 

Biden order expands Trump’s offshore drilling ban from 2020

Analyst says ban will have little effect on oil and gas industry

https://lailluminator.com/2025/01/07/biden-order-expands-trumps-offshore-drilling-ban-from-2020/

[Cryingdick]

9 hours ago, ericthai said:

we have a house in Florida on the gulf side ( about 1mile from the coast. Grew up there.) I'm not happy about this.

There has been drilling in the gulf since the 1940's there are 7 platforms out there right now. 

but that's not the issue he didn't just stop drilling in the gulf it includes allot more.

 

Today, President Biden took action to protect the entire U.S. East coast, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California, and additional portions of the Northern Bering Sea in Alaska from future oil and natural gas leasing. In protecting more than 625 million acres of the U.S. ocean from offshore drilling, President Biden has determined that the environmental and economic risks and harms that would result from drilling in these areas outweigh their limited fossil fuel resource potential. With these withdrawals, President Biden has now conserved over 670 million acres of America’s lands and waters, more than any other president in history.

 

I just bought some land on the Gulf of America side about 7 miles inland. I thought the drilling might bother me but I don't care. I came here in a truck hauling a camper to get started. There is also a nuclear power plant in the area. There are million dollar homes and trailers. I love Florida.

[Skeptic7]

I don't really care either, however as someone who grew up on the Florida Sun Coast and spent tons of time in the Gulf of Mexico, mainly Sarasota/Bradenton, Florida Keys, but also Clearwater and Pine Island...It'll always be the Gulf of Mexico to me. Gulf of America just sounds silly and is quite petty. But that's Trump...silly and petty, among many other much more loathsome qualities. 

[Phillip9]

10 hours ago, ericthai said:

On 1/8/2025 at 11:08 AM, Phillip9 said:

I'm guessing trump is too dumb to realize that no one in Mexico will be offended by the change since in Spanish the USA is called Estados Unidos, and has nothing to do with America.  In every country south of the USA the term America refers to the continents and not the USA.

I dont think Trump is trying to offended anyone, think it's just another one of his big mouth ideas for attention.

 

Trump purposely tries to offend, upset, and shock people every time he speaks.  That is his entire political strategy.  He does it to distract people and prevent them from focusing on serious topics.  He was absolutely trying to be offensive with that suggestion.