Comments on: Feds Drop Possible Drilling Off Florida Coast

By: Johnny Freedom

Johnny Freedom — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 14:02:49 +0000

Ol’ Donny just couldn’t stand the idea of an oil rig ruining the view at Mar-A-Lago.

I mean, if he’s going to spend 3 months of the year there, he might as well enjoy it.

By: Bob's Brother

Bob's Brother — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 00:54:53 +0000

@ Becky with respect. The beaches in South Louisiana, except for Grand Isle, are mostly (and have been for hundreds of years), marshland. They’ve never had the kind of beaches found at Ship Island in MS, to the barrier islands of Alabama at Dauphin Island and on over toward Gulf Shores and all the way to the Big Bend area. Oil has nothing to do with how the “beaches” are or were in Louisiana. You can argue that pipelines may have taken a toll on coastal erosion, but the beaches there have always been on the “muddy” side. In fact, before Pass Christian, Gulfport, and Biloxi hauled in millions of yards of white sand, their beaches were that same muddy sand. It was quite a project…. and I’ve wondered more than once how much it cost!

By: Grand Locust

Grand Locust — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 16:09:20 +0000

So the federal government acknowledges there is a risk to beaches, yet Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, California, Oregon and Washington are the red haired step children who have to ride in the trunk of the car when going to the beach, while Florida is in a child seat eating ice cream and having sun screen applied by President Trump. Of course an oil rig offshore from the President’s Florida club would be unsightly and has absolutely nothing to do with this decision.

By: Mark Singleton

Mark Singleton — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 03:58:48 +0000

Thanks President Donald Trump!! Rick Scott got the memo and soon put out the word, No drilling anywhere in the waters around Florida!

By: Molino Mom

Molino Mom — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 01:52:03 +0000

This problem came up when there was a president Bush(son) and a governor Bush. They were at odds over this. Our beaches and citrus industry are a gold mine for Florida. This last hurricane is taking care of the citrus and now the federal government wants to take away the beach.

By: Charlie Mike

Charlie Mike — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 00:03:02 +0000

They probably never intended to drill here. Fake news to boost Scott’s chances against Senator Nelson. I’m sure the suckers will buy it.

By: Becky

Becky — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 22:17:50 +0000

I am so happy to hear this good news. We have some of the prettiest beaches in the world. Believe it or not, Louisiana’s beaches used to be as pretty as ours. The oil put an end to that.

By: anne 1of2

anne 1of2 — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 17:39:36 +0000

Scott has his own agenda, always has, no one takesa job for free unless they have a plan to make money elsewhere.