It would be devastating to the entire Eastern Seaboard environment and economic base if we had just one Deepwater Horizon event with your offshore drilling proposal! Just think of the devastation that the natural disasters have upon our tourism and personal lives, then add a couple hundred million gallons of crude oil. Our oceans ecosystems have enough strain on them without adding the profit driven exploration of oil. You should ask the people that would be most affected by a disaster if they are willing to take that chance.