The current oil spill is a testament to why we don't need new offshore drilling sites.

The BP oil spill disaster has been estimated to have spilled more than 10 million gallons of oil and counting.

President Barack Obama's recent claim on April 2 during a speech he gave in North Carolina that oil rigs generally don't cause spills has been proven false. The technology for oil rigs still isn't adequate enough to guarantee such a disaster won't happen again.

I certainly hope that Obama bans offshore drilling in new areas and leads the charge for a clean energy economy.

- Dana Wade, Madrid
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