This is a child's argument moncurcool, and you know it.
This is about to getting our society on the right track.
Do some reading other than the Tribune. Spend some time researching the issue, and then come back and give your report. If you're honest, you will see the world's thinkers realize that oil is killing the life force of our planet. Mr. Johnson's points here are perfectly valid and true. You don't have a cogent argument. You're using child's thinking here, moncurcool. Most people don't have a choice but to drive or ride the bus to get to work or to anyplace else. Few people have a choice but to use electricity. Stop with the stupidity, moncurcopol. It truly does hurt the country. There is a limit to how much an individual can do to help change the system. And, is this the only system in this country that needs changing? For how many generations did decent people know that slavery was wrong? Not just the slaves, but the slave owners, as well. Would you have been one of the ones who said, "Well, just stop being a slave, and there won't be any slavery." Same difference. First, we must speak out. And, speak out loudly when we see what is wrong. The fossil fuel industry, the oil companies, if you bother to do any reading at all, have a long history of subverting the will of the people, the best interests of the "people", democracy, their health, and the environment, solely for the sake of personal profits. What is it about this sordid history that you do not understand or are ignorant of? It is right there in the literature, moncurcool. And yet, you would use your voice to demean those who truly do have an interest in making The Bahamas a "better place" that you would cast your vote with the oil drillers. How truly sad what the lack of education has brought to us, moncurcool. There is overwhelming evidence that the burning of fossil fuels is bad for life on this planet, The evidence is arriving by leaps and bounds everyday. Only a child would ignore this at all of our peril. .

She is paid by BPC, right?
She sings for her supper.
"It is difficult to get someone to understand something, when their salary depends upon them not understanding it." Upton Sinclair.

Do you actually read? If there is a difference between Repubs and Dems, why has the US been on the same trajectory for 4 decades? Same wars, same bank giveaways, same divisiveness, increasing inequality.

So is the emerging science missing. You are stuck in last century because you don't have the brain power. Go back and read your informative posts here. A sucker for BPC.

Is this how they do it in England?

Chaps? Where do people use this term? Not The Bahamas

"We will use...........?." Who are you, Topdude?
Did you notice that the world is in crisis?
Because of tourism?
Get a slight grip on reality, dude.
The intelligent world has agreed that we need to move away from oil. Those, like you are stuck in the information of last century. A true leader.

They, and you, have only looked at the money side. You are brainwashed.

Mr Hartnell, you state, "Those opposed to it believe the risk of a spill/pollution, and the threat of damage to the tourism and fisheries industries - and the pristine waters and environment upon which they rely - outweighs any possible benefit despite BPC arguing that there is minimal risk of any accident."
Mr. Hartnell, you missed one. How about those opposed to this drilling because that is what the science says we must do?. Look, when a hurricane is coming, do you ignore the advice the weather service gives us? Do you act as if a hurricane is not coming? I'm being serious, Mr. Hartnell. Why do you believe in the science that says a hurricane is imminent, yet ignore these same scientists when they say that we have a climate crisis, largely as a result of our burning of fossil fuels? When they say specifically that we must leave the remaining oil in the ground to even have a hope of keeping a habitable climate for us to live in.
The climate records are there in front of us. The hottest years ever on record have been in the last few years. What about hurricanes like Dorian? What about the raging wildfires in the Arctic and the Amazon, and Australia and California? What about the droughts? Unrelated? Please, the case for not drilling is built upon each day by the data flowing in. Any discussion of the dangers of drilling for oil must take into account the science that has emerged in the last 2 years.
There are doctors who still say that smoking and obesity are not bad for your health. Just like Columbus Pillow and Banana7, who work for BPC. Are those the doctors you trust?
Follow the frigging science. Yes, I am also worried about an oil spill as I live on Andros. Yes, I am worried about the risks to our economy. I have a stake in this game, beyond the money. This is my home. Do Columbo and Banana7 have a stake here beyond the dollars they will take out of this country? I will expose my identity, if they will. Those who support drilling for oil are dangerous and willingly ignorant of the true risks this poses for The Bahamas.

Hey Colombo. I am certainly employed. And i have a Bahamian family. Do you? Do you have any roots here except for a BPC office? We are running hot because we have to spend our valuable time fighting the likes of greedy jackasses such as yourself. Some of us actually care about the future og this country. Do you?