国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Trump offshore drilling plans met with disbelief from coast to coast_时事

国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Trump offshore drilling plans met with disbelief from coast to coast

"This president's shortsightedness and ignorance are unparalleled in U.S. history, and he is certainly a glutton for punishment," he added.

Atop the list of absurd Trump realities is the assertion that fossil fuel extraction and consumption are "not yesterday's news," according to America's leading environmental groups who represent millions of people.

"This move is not a path towards 'energy dominance' but a shortsighted and reckless ploy that furthers the destruction of our climate and the long-term wellbeing of communities," said Thanu Yakupitiyage, U.S. Communications Manager for 350.org.

"But like every proposal Trump has made to rollback climate protections, we are ready to block it every step of the way and demand the fossil free future that we deserve," Yakupitiyage told Xinhua Friday.

Oakland, California-based 350.org was founded in 2008 author Bill McKibben and says its "network extends into 188 countries."

While Zinke promised to "responsibly developing our energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf in a safe and well-regulated" in the statement, naysayers responded in chorus "No."

"It' s not a matter of if a spill will happen, it's when," Heal the Bay Vice President Sarah Sikich told the Los Angeles Times.

LACKS ECONOMIC REALITY

Sikich says the now clean waters around Santa Monica Bay and the California Coast support a billion-dollar economy that is directly threatened by the president's action.