Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he opposes lifting a ban on new oil drilling in coastal waters, breaking with President Bush and Republican presidential candidate John McCain. He called California’s coastline “an international treasure” that must be protected by a federal oil-drilling moratorium that has been in place for 27 years. “We’re serious about that, and we’re not going to change that,” he told reporters and business executives at BIO International, an annual biotechnology industry conference in San Diego. For the full story visit http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-drill19-2008jun19,0,97631.story
