The Commonwealth of Virginia has been smacked down by the Obama administration in its desire to drill offshore for oil and natural gas. The announcement on Wednesday blocked oil and gas exploration on the East Coast, West Coast, and part of the Gulf of Mexico for at least seven years leaving the U.S. with limited options for developing its own energy independence from those sources.
The announcement scrapped plans by state officials to embark on proposed exploration off the coast anytime soon, something many legislators had hoped would become a reality. That disappointment was expressed by Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell:
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