California: Offshore Oil Drilling

Tue, 06/24/2008 - 18:53

McCain, Schwarzenegger forget differences during Santa Barbara event

[img_assist|nid=1291|title=Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and U.S. Sen John McCain|desc=Getty Images Photo|link=none|align=none|width=420|height=179]Following a high-profile flap last week between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and GOP presumptive presidential nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain over whether the moratorium on offshore oil drilling off California should be lifted, the two politicians met in Santa Barbara Tuesday and acted like the disagreement never happened.

Mon, 06/23/2008 - 15:20

McCain to speak on environment in Santa Barbara

[img_assist|nid=1274|title=U.S. Sen. John McCain|desc=Getty Images Photo|link=none|url=undefined|align=right|width=200|height=300]U.S Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has added a Tuesday morning appearance in Santa Barbara to his California swing, with his campaign Web site saying the presumptive Republican presidential nominee will have an environmental briefing.

The appearance will be at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, with doors opening at 7:30 a.m. The event is open to the public and McCain is scheduled to speak at about 9 a.m.

Wed, 06/18/2008 - 16:52

Schwarzenegger and McCain go separate ways on offshore oil drilling issue

[img_assist|nid=1240|title=|desc=Getty Images Photo|link=none|align=left|width=420|height=240]Although California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and presumptive GOP nominee John McCain are all but politically attached at the hip, Schwarzenegger said Wednesday that McCain's endorsement of President Bush's call to lift the moratorium on offshore oil drilling had no chance of getting a "green light" in Hollywood parlance.

"California's coastline is an international treasure.