to the editor: Given the existential scale of climate change caused by the oil industry, Texas-based Sable Offshore Corp. should not be allowed to drill in waters off the coast of California (“How big plans to restart oil drilling off the coast of Santa Barbara impacted California's green wall,” October 13). The environment and economy of the Golden State should not be put at risk to enrich Lone Star State investors.
California has the largest ocean economy in the United States, estimated at $44 billion. The most important components of this economy are tourism, recreation, and commercial and recreational fishing, with aquaculture and renewable energy generation becoming increasingly important. Oil spills have caused significant problems in California for more than 50 years and are a constant threat to the environmental treasures of our coast.
Let's send Sable back to Houston with the message that California's world-class economy was not built on a fuel that endangers the global environment. If Texans want to invest in California's marine economy, they can invest their money in our state's renewable energy companies.
Tom Osborne, Laguna Beach
