Question

Environmentalists in Florida are against offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico MAINLY because the drilling might

A) pollute beaches.

B) emit carbon dioxide.

C) cause global warming.

D) cause acidification.

Answer 1

A) pollute beaches.

Step-by-step explanation:

Offshore drilling is a process where by petroleum products are obtained by drilling a hole into the rocks found beneath the sea. This is a mechanical process.

Offshore drilling poses a lot of threat to the environment which is why Environmentalists in Florida are against offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico because the drilling would pollute the beaches and this would lead to the contamination of the water found at the beach and a resulting decline in tourism at the Florida beach.