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The administration of President Donald Trump has announced plans to open nearly all U.S. offshore waters to oil and gas drilling. The proposal would include previously off-limits acreage in the Arctic, Pacific and Atlantic oceans, including areas along the New Hampshire coast. Read more about this issue. 

"Do you support offshore drilling for oil and gas along the New Hampshire coast?"

Discussion held on Citizens Count NH website and Facebook page January 22, 2018

215 citizens responded 143 citizens were opposed to offshore drilling in NH62 citizens were in favor of offshore drilling in NH 10 citizens said other
What Participants Said

No: 143 citizens opposed offshore drilling along the New Hampshire coast.

  • “With only 17 miles of coastline, offshore drilling would have a large impact on tourism. I would vote no.”
  • “No. The possibility of a spill on our shores is not something we should have to deal with. If I'm going to look out and see a big installation in the water, I'd rather see a big wind farm.”
  • “No. The US exported oil and gas at record levels last year. There's no need to expand off shore drilling.”

Yes: 62 citizens were in favor of drilling along the New Hampshire coast.

  • “Our dependence on oil is not going away. But if our dependence on other countries for oil can decrease, that would be good.”
  • “Yes and the citizens of New Hampshire should get a revenue check just like the citizens of Alaska do.”
  • “Yes. Energy is vital to the nation. Fossil fuels should be extracted and utilized wherever they are found.”

Other: 10 citizens addressed their comments to related questions and issues.
These included:

  • Supply: “Is there even oil off the coast of New Hampshire?”
  • Relevance: “Fossil fuels are becoming extinct.”

*Editor selection of actual participant quotes.

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