Full Title: Offshore Energy by the Numbers: An Economic Analysis of Offshore Drilling and
Author(s): Andrew Menaquale
Publisher(s): Oceana
Publication Date: January 1, 2015
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Description (excerpt):
The oil industry has been pushing to expand offshore drilling to the Atlantic Ocean. The industry claims that opening the Atlantic to drilling will lead the United States towards energy independence, generate millions of dollars in revenue for states, and create thousands of jobs in the process. However, many of the arguments made about the benefits of offshore drilling do not stand up to scrutiny, and the benefits of offshore wind prove to be greater and available over a longer period of time.