OFFSHORE DRILLING
Town Hall Forum on Energy and Offshore Drilling
Norfolk, Virginia
Monday, August 11, 2008
Background Information
- Press Release
- Panelists' Biographies
- Summary of Natural Resources Committee Report entiled -
The Truth About America's Energy: Big Oil Stockplies Supplies and Pockets Profits - Virginian-Pilot Opinion Editorial - "Top Ten Reasons Virginia Should Prevent Offshore Drilling" by Eileen Levandoski
Transcript
- Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
- Glen Besa, Director of the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter
- Jim Kibler, Vice President of Government Relations, AGL Resources
- Delagete Joe Bouchard, Virginia House of Delegates, 83rd District
Press
- CongressDaily PM - NationalJournal.com - Falling Oil Prices Fuels New Debate Over Offshore Drilling (August 11, 2008)
- The Virginian-Pilot - Panelists make their cases offshore drilling (August 12, 2008)
- The Washington Times - Oil debate lands on Virginia's coastline (August 18, 2008)
- Offshore 101: Lifting ban would threaten ecosystems, marine life - By Rep. Bobby Scott - Virginian-Pilot Opinion Editorial (March 22, 2006)
The views expressed by the speakers are those of the speaker alone and do not represent the views of any other person, party or government entity.