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Source: Oceana
On the first anniversary of the worst accidental oil spill in world history, international ocean conservation group Oceana presented a game plan that would eliminate the need for offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico within the next ten years. Using data from the non-partisan U.S. Energy Information Administration and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, among others, Oceana offered pragmatic recommendations that, if followed, would eliminate the need for drilling by 2020, and alleviate the need to import oil from the Persian Gulf by 2023, a mere 12 years from today. The plan also outlines an approach to eliminating imports altogether by 2030.© OCEANA
“Rather than being held hostage by the status quo, Oceana devised a practical plan to end America’s oil habit. We can make major changes within the next 12 years,” said Oceana senior campaign director Jacqueline Savitz. “Our plan focuses on four sectors: heating, transportation, shipping and power generation, and substitutes clean energy for current uses of oil. With conservative projections of renewable energy generation potential, we show that there are safer ways to meet our nation’s energy needs,” Savitz added.