07-04-2010, 08:50 PM
The World Assembly,
RECOGNIZING the polluted and destructive properties of ocean oil spills and natural gas explosions on the environment and coastal economies;
RECOGNIZING the inherent danger in offshore drilling;
REGRETTING the competitive and dangerous pursuit of oil and natural gas that has resulted in many lives lost and unrepairable damage done to the environment and economy;
DEFINES offshore drilling as the discovery and mining of oil and natural gas resources which lie underwater;
DEFINES an oil producer as any corporation, association, group, or state which engages in offshore drilling in the waters of any nation;
DIRECTS the World Assembly Responsible Offshore Drilling Administration to undertake the following:
1. To assess the safe capping of any and all oil and natural gas wells which lie offshore of any WA member nation.
2. To safely disassemble any and all oil and natural gas rigs which lie off the coast of any WA member nation,
3. To continue to research methods and tactics for containing and reducing the effects on the environment should a well be compromised,
4. To establish swift and firm penalties to prevent any further offshore drilling,
PROHIBITS any oil producer from operate an offshore drilling operation at any depth on or under the seas, lakes and oceans of WA members;
REQUIRES oil producers who do business in or are located within World Assembly member states to keep their operations in compliance with the provisions of this ban, regardless of where in the world their operations are located.
RECOGNIZING the polluted and destructive properties of ocean oil spills and natural gas explosions on the environment and coastal economies;
RECOGNIZING the inherent danger in offshore drilling;
REGRETTING the competitive and dangerous pursuit of oil and natural gas that has resulted in many lives lost and unrepairable damage done to the environment and economy;
DEFINES offshore drilling as the discovery and mining of oil and natural gas resources which lie underwater;
DEFINES an oil producer as any corporation, association, group, or state which engages in offshore drilling in the waters of any nation;
DIRECTS the World Assembly Responsible Offshore Drilling Administration to undertake the following:
1. To assess the safe capping of any and all oil and natural gas wells which lie offshore of any WA member nation.
2. To safely disassemble any and all oil and natural gas rigs which lie off the coast of any WA member nation,
3. To continue to research methods and tactics for containing and reducing the effects on the environment should a well be compromised,
4. To establish swift and firm penalties to prevent any further offshore drilling,
PROHIBITS any oil producer from operate an offshore drilling operation at any depth on or under the seas, lakes and oceans of WA members;
REQUIRES oil producers who do business in or are located within World Assembly member states to keep their operations in compliance with the provisions of this ban, regardless of where in the world their operations are located.
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