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Any beach on the Gulf of Mexico is in danger of being destroyed by the failure of an oil drilling rig. This is a small example of what might happen with hundreds more drilling platforms being planned in American waters.

Let's drill on the many available land areas, which would be a lot less dangerous.

Bob Lee
Gainesville