February 28, 2011
From The Miami Herald:
Report: Florida at risk from Cuba drilling
A new report says the United States' Cuba policy puts the U.S. -- and particularly Florida -- at risk if planned oil drilling in Cuba results in a spill.
The report by the Center for Democracy in the Americas -- which backs increased engagement with Cuba -- says the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba prevents the island nation from "having adequate access to the range of tools needed to drill safely or respond to emergencies should one develop [...]
But Mauricio Claver-Carone, a director of the pro-embargo US-Cuba Democracy political action committee, called it "ironic and unlikely a coincidence" that the report was released the same week that news reports suggested that the rig's arrival in Cuba has again been delayed.
"Bottom line is that there are no rigs drilling offshore in Cuba, for it remains commercially unfeasible as long as U.S. sanctions are in place,'' he said. "If these lobbyists really want to protect the environment, they should begin by supporting U.S. sanctions."
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