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Obama, Salazar try to strike balance with OCS strategy

04/05/2010
By Nick Snow
The Obama administration announced a US Outer Continental Shelf strategy that it said would open new areas for responsible oil and gas development while protecting fisheries, tourism, and coastal areas not appropriate for such activity.The strategy calls for oil and gas development in new areas such as the eastern Gulf of Mexico, more than 125 miles off Florida's coast; increased exploration in frontier areas such as the Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean off the Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states; and protecting ocean areas with other resources such as Alaska's Bristol Bay.US President Barack Obama presented it in the context of a broader approach that includes strong support for altern...
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