To the Editor:
In reply to Mary Wilding’s letter (“Ban Offshore Drilling,” 3/26), as a former Texas citizen, I lived on Galveston Island for seven years. Yes, there were spills and cleanups, but we still had nice, free beaches. If you want to heat your home, drive your car, use electricity, etc., it has to come from somewhere.
In 1984 the drill ship Discoverer Seven Seas, a ship I once was a seaman aboard, drilled and capped a well off New Jersey.
April 2, 2025
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