Udall Legislation to Prevent Oil Spills
Posted: Thursday, June 17, 2010
In the past 30 years, the oil industry has made major technological advances in oil drilling and production. Unfortunately, safety technology has not kept pace and we are now paying the price, both economically and environmentally. That's why I'm taking the lead in the Senate on a bill to commit more research and development funds into safety and accident prevention for offshore and onshore exploration and production activities. The disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has underscored the urgent need to change the way we develop and use energy, and we need to learn from this tragedy and be smarter about our energy production.
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