New chapter in offshore oil debate on North Coast

Santa Rosa Press Democrat.com
By GUY KOVNERTHE PRESS DEMOCRAT
Published: Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 6:18 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 6:18 p.m.

The three-decade war over oil drilling on the North Coast is shifting to a more measured consideration of wind and wave power generators along the rugged and scenic seascape.

President Barack Obama’s preference for renewable, carbon-free energy appears to be buffering the Sonoma and Mendocino shoreline from the prospect of oil rigs irrevocably associated with the Santa Barbara oil spill of 1969.

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