THE GULF
Feds ignore Gulf of Mexico oil spill in study of risks associated with oil exploration
"The agency excluded the largest spill in U.S. history in its calculations "as a rough balance between the remote chance of another (Deepwater Horizon) event and the otherwise much safer performance" in the 46 years prior to the BP spill."
ALASKA
Bering Sea storm is as powerful as Category 3 hurricane
Sounds like a good place for oil drilling lease sales - NOT!
In related news, Obama Proposes More Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing in Alaska
VIRGINIA