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Oil sanctuary drives blocked by politics and lobbying
Congressional conservationists face Senate jurisdictional fights and vigorous oil industry lobbying as six Cranston sanctuary bills and related measures stall. The clash involves authority over continental shelf leasing, proposed bans on drilling, and a Nixon administration plan to shut channel leases, with Florida primary politics adding pressure. Industry witnesses urged not to delay offshore energy development, warning that energy needs require access to outer continental shelf resources while hearings remain limited.
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Washington
Californa
Senate
Florida
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Cranston
Santa Barbara Channel
Nixon Administration
Gordon Allott
Rcolp
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf
House
Secretary of Commerce
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate Interior
Senate Public Works Committee
Henry Jackson
Dash
Interior Committee
Jackson
Lkely
Washington State
Paule
Wilson Laird
American Petroleum Institute
U.S
United States
Laird
Congress
Santa Barbara