More Americans Oppose Off Shore Drilling

We are starting to wake up and realize that we can't continue to go off shore for our oil needs.

As time goes on, more and more Americans are taking a stand against continued off shore drilling for oil.

Here is a poll from CBS news done this past week.

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June 4, 2010 6:30 PM
Poll: Majority Now Opposes More Offshore Drilling
Posted by Brian Montopoli 165 comments .

CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto.


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With oil continuing to stream into the Gulf, a majority of Americans - 51 percent -- say the costs and risks of increased offshore drilling are too great, according to a new CBS News poll.


That's ten points higher than one month ago and an increase of 23 points from a poll taken in August 2008, when Republican rallies regularly broke out in chants of "drill, baby, drill."


In the new poll, 40 percent said they favor increased offshore drilling. That's a drop of five points from last week and 22 points from August 2008.


Most Americans believe that BP will ultimately be successful in stopping the flow of oil - 56 percent say yes, while 29 percent say no. They do not, however, expect it to happen anytime soon.

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Hopefully, we will start taking a closer look at conservation as opposed to more drilling for oil.