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On 31 March 2010 [[President Barack Obama]] announced at Andrews Air Force Base outside [[Washington, D.C.]] the resumption of domestic offshore oil drilling. The President's actions have been labeled, "a decision to endanger our coastal [[ecosystem]]s with the risk of catastrophic oil spills."<ref>[http://members.greenpeace.org/blog/greenpeaceusa_blog/2010/04/30/president_obama_committed_to_endangering President Obama must reinstate moratorium on offshore drilling,] [[Greenpeace]] USA blogs, 30 Apr 2010.</ref>  

On 31 March 2010 [[President Barack Obama]] announced at Andrews Air Force Base outside [[Washington, D.C.]] the resumption of domestic offshore oil drilling.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/user/AssociatedPress#p/u/6/mA7RAfHN-wo</ref> The President's actions have been labeled, "a decision to endanger our coastal [[ecosystem]]s with the risk of catastrophic oil spills."<ref>[http://members.greenpeace.org/blog/greenpeaceusa_blog/2010/04/30/president_obama_committed_to_endangering President Obama must reinstate moratorium on offshore drilling,] [[Greenpeace]] USA blogs, 30 Apr 2010.</ref>  

According to the ''[[Associated Press]]'', "Obama has long stated his support in favor of the "tough decision" to expand offshore drilling."<ref>[http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/03/obama_clears_way_for_oil_drill.html Obama clears way for oil drilling off U.S. coasts], The Associated Press, March 31, 2010, Retrieved from nola.com 8 May 2010.</ref>

According to the ''[[Associated Press]]'' Obama has stated his longstanding support of offshore drilling.<ref>[http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/03/obama_clears_way_for_oil_drill.html Obama clears way for oil drilling off U.S. coasts], The Associated Press, March 31, 2010, Retrieved from nola.com 8 May 2010.</ref>

==Economic impacts==

==Economic impacts==