Sean Clark
SLO resident
“No. We need to protect our coastal animals and environment. We can find other ways to get that resource and it’s something we should be thinking about.”
Steve Mueller
visitor
“No. There’s too much risk to the environment. But it’s only going to get worse because Trump is going to let oil drilling happen more and more.”
Eddie Marquez
artist
“No, because of the incidents that have happened down south, excessive drilling leading to earthquakes. We should be investing in other forms of fuel.”
Monte Teneyck
accounting and investments
“Yes. I think society needs an economy in order to prosper so we should use our resources. But we should use it responsibly. The local government should have control on who is drilling and how much.”
This article appears in Feb 9-16, 2017.