New England environmentalists and fishermen breathed a small sigh of relief today with President Barack Obama’s announcement to expand offshore oil and gas drilling.
That’s because he gave Georges Bank off New England – historically one of the most productive fishing grounds in the world – a reprieve.
“This is a five-year ‘stay of exploration’ for New England’s shores,” said Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming who has worked to protect the submerged land mass.
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