Sure am glad our President didn't overreact when the coal miners were killed in West Virginia. He might have closed all mining operations in the U.S.! Or closed all of the automobile production plants because of Toyota! Or banished all cereal products because of Kellogg's recall! No, his Middle-Eastern friends aren't involved in coal, autos or cereals - just oil.
It "might" make sense to halt NEW drilling while they figure out a way to STOP any potential future problems. Except this is NOT the first drilling accident and nobody seemed to learn from past mistakes.
It certainly doesn't make sense to shut off existing operations that have proven to operate safely within regulations.
The reason this happened is both Government Failure and the Failure of Private Contractors. BP owns 65% of the operation. But there are also 2 other owners who are not being pulled into the light of day by the media, in addition to Halliburton which always has it's dirty fingers evolved in these things and always gets off scott free.
Isn't it interesting the anything Obama is against where he doesn't get his way... he just sues them?
Sue the People. That can be his election slogan.
Anyone reading this: Have your Health Insurance premiums gone down yet?
by lauschrhod 15 years ago
The U.S. is only one of several countries that drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. Either directly or under license Spain, Norway, India, Malaysia, Venezuela, Vietnam, Mexico and Brazil all benefit from that resource. Now, all the others will enjoy reaping the profits while the U.S....
by woolman60 15 years ago
A federal judge in New Orleans issued an injunction against asix-month moratorium on new deep-water oil and gas drillingprojects that was imposed by the Obama administration afteran explosion on a drilling rig led to a vast oil spill in theGulf of Mexico, the Associated Press reported. I am sure...
by CMHypno 15 years ago
Obama's attacks on BP are increasingly being viewed in the UK as signs of his anti-British stance. Or is he just trying to pull attention away from his own administration's failures?http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article … itain.html
by IslandBites 5 years ago
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by TMMason 15 years ago
Yup. ... it is about votes for the left. And what would Nancy Polosi do if she couldn't work her illegals in the vineyards.With 10% unemployment, one would think that the government would consider lowering the number of green cards issued to foreign workers until Americans were back on their...
by Sharlee 5 years ago
A large group of House Republicans and one Democrat will send a letter to the Biden administration offering a warning that its pause on new oil and gas permits is having a negative impact on the existing operations. GOP House members signing the letter so far include Steve Scalise of...
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