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Judge blocks ban on deepwater drilling
Breaking News: Judge blocks ban on deepwater drilling
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News Alert: Judge blocks ban on deepwater drilling
01:55 PM EDT Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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A federal judge in New Orleans has blocked the moratorium on deepwater drilling imposed by the Obama administration after the Gulf spill. The administration said it will appeal the ruling.
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News Alert: Judge blocks ban on deepwater drilling
01:55 PM EDT Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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A federal judge in New Orleans has blocked the moratorium on deepwater drilling imposed by the Obama administration after the Gulf spill. The administration said it will appeal the ruling.
thank you Sara and Twe I was begining to wonder ...
you said this the other day . and my response is to you ,again is .. America is my Country and I am proud of it ....
oh brother I am done ....tonight
good luck to all the goody two shoes who 'dont play politics' I wish you loved America like I do ..........
I totally agree that you are free to think and express whatever opinion you want! But the rigs can be inspected closely, which didn't happen in the past, and keep pumping. Safely!
Shutting down the rigs for 6 months will put the nail in the coffin for the Gulf coast economy, especially Louisiana. Our country cannot survive this economically.
And by the way, I may not agree with your opinions but I will defend your right to express them to the bitter end. I hope to be afforded the same.
Shutting down the rigs for 6 months will put the nail in the coffin for the Gulf coast economy, especially Louisiana. Our country cannot survive this economically.
And by the way, I may not agree with your opinions but I will defend your right to express them to the bitter end. I hope to be afforded the same.
and your opinion Obama (drumroll) is the best thing since sliced bread LOL there isnt anything to say is there ....
Without playing politics or feeding into those that are. I will simply say this. I have watched this very closely from day one of this spill. BP was in the pockets of the regulators and this whole thing happened because of greed on the part of BP, Transocean, and lets not forget Haliburton is in there as well, (which seems to be shut up for some reason) and Cheney is silent since this all happened). 11 people died as a result, millions more have lost their livlihoods, animals are dying by the droves, the spill is still spewing 100,000 plus barrels a day while they recoup maybe 26,000. Tourism is at a standstill and our waters will not be the same for years and years to come. And we have a tropical disturbance we are watching for development.Without getting into the he said, she saids of it all, this may be the worst disaster here, but is not the first by any means and if you look into it you will find they are happening all over. BP has a history with safety and they are not alone. I do not think it fair to those who risk their lives on these rigs to turn the other way and allow it to continue until we have verified the safety of them. I dont think its fair to those workers who died or their families. So without playing politics these are my personal views, separate and apart of all the party politics that may or may not be going on. It is very clear to me from my point of view that it is the Republicans in bed with big oil. And if I had any doubt at all, Barton sealed the deal. But those are just my opinions, probably as strong as they are because I live on the coast and this whole thing may take me and mine down as well before its all said and done. And I am guessing that the opposition to the moratorium are more the 3 piece suits sitting in the offices than it is the workers themselves. Again, just my opinion.
This moratorium if continued will devastate the economy. I am completely for increased inspections of deep water rigs. But remember this is one accident in 50 years of drilling in the gulf. Oil rig workers are aware of the danger when they take the job. And yes, there should be increased inspections.
But no one, scientists or experts, recommended this. The Administration lied and the judge called them out on it. Ken Salazar lied. In fact, the experts stated that shutting them down is more dangerous.
"Reuters
May 26: Greenpeace protesters hold up a banner as Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar testifies before the House.
The seven experts who advised President Obama on how to deal with offshore drilling safety after the Deepwater Horizon explosion are accusing his administration of misrepresenting their views to make it appear that they supported a six-month drilling moratorium -- something they actually oppose.
The experts, recommended by the National Academy of Engineering, say Interior Secretary Ken Salazar modified their report last month, after they signed it, to include two paragraphs calling for the moratorium on existing drilling and new permits.
Salazar's report to Obama said a panel of seven experts "peer reviewed" his recommendations, which included a six-month moratorium on permits for new wells being drilled using floating rigs and an immediate halt to drilling operations.
"None of us actually reviewed the memorandum as it is in the report," oil expert Ken Arnold told Fox News. "What was in the report at the time it was reviewed was quite a bit different in its impact to what there is now. So we wanted to distance ourselves from that recommendation."
Salazar apologized to those experts Thursday.
"The experts who are involved in crafting the report gave us their recommendation and their input and I very much appreciate those recommendations," he said. "It was not their decision on the moratorium. It was my decision and the president's decision to move forward."
In a letter the experts sent to Salazar, they said his primary recommendation "misrepresents" their position and that halting the drilling is actually a bad idea.
The oil rig explosion occurred while the well was being shut down – a move that is much more dangerous than continuing ongoing drilling, they said.
They also said that because the floating rigs are scarce and in high demand worldwide, they will not simply sit in the Gulf idle for six months. The rigs will go to the North Sea and West Africa, possibly preventing the U.S. from being able to resume drilling for years.
They also said the best and most advanced rigs will be the first to go, leaving the U.S. with the older and potentially less safe rights operating in the nation's coastal waters."
And if the damage this will do to the economy in not obvious to you, I'd suggest you research it. Everyone else seems to understand it.
But no one, scientists or experts, recommended this. The Administration lied and the judge called them out on it. Ken Salazar lied. In fact, the experts stated that shutting them down is more dangerous.
"Reuters
May 26: Greenpeace protesters hold up a banner as Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar testifies before the House.
The seven experts who advised President Obama on how to deal with offshore drilling safety after the Deepwater Horizon explosion are accusing his administration of misrepresenting their views to make it appear that they supported a six-month drilling moratorium -- something they actually oppose.
The experts, recommended by the National Academy of Engineering, say Interior Secretary Ken Salazar modified their report last month, after they signed it, to include two paragraphs calling for the moratorium on existing drilling and new permits.
Salazar's report to Obama said a panel of seven experts "peer reviewed" his recommendations, which included a six-month moratorium on permits for new wells being drilled using floating rigs and an immediate halt to drilling operations.
"None of us actually reviewed the memorandum as it is in the report," oil expert Ken Arnold told Fox News. "What was in the report at the time it was reviewed was quite a bit different in its impact to what there is now. So we wanted to distance ourselves from that recommendation."
Salazar apologized to those experts Thursday.
"The experts who are involved in crafting the report gave us their recommendation and their input and I very much appreciate those recommendations," he said. "It was not their decision on the moratorium. It was my decision and the president's decision to move forward."
In a letter the experts sent to Salazar, they said his primary recommendation "misrepresents" their position and that halting the drilling is actually a bad idea.
The oil rig explosion occurred while the well was being shut down – a move that is much more dangerous than continuing ongoing drilling, they said.
They also said that because the floating rigs are scarce and in high demand worldwide, they will not simply sit in the Gulf idle for six months. The rigs will go to the North Sea and West Africa, possibly preventing the U.S. from being able to resume drilling for years.
They also said the best and most advanced rigs will be the first to go, leaving the U.S. with the older and potentially less safe rights operating in the nation's coastal waters."
And if the damage this will do to the economy in not obvious to you, I'd suggest you research it. Everyone else seems to understand it.
From the Washington Times http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/22/judge-halts-obamas-oil-drilling-ban/
Please note that the judge ruled that the President appeared to mislead the public. How shocking! (not)
By Stephen Dinan
2:23 p.m., Tuesday, June 22, 2010
A federal judge in New Orleans halted President Obama's deepwater drilling moratorium on Tuesday, saying the government never justified the ban and appeared to mislead the public in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Judge Martin L.C. Feldman issued an injunction, saying that the moratorium will hurt drilling-rig operators and suppliers and that the government has not proved an outright ban is needed, rather than a more limited moratorium.
He also said the Interior Department also misstated the opinion of the experts it consulted. Those experts from the National Academy of Engineering have said they don't support the blanket ban.
"Much to the government's discomfort and this Court's uneasiness, the summary also states that 'the recommendations contained in this report have been peer-reviewed by seven experts identified by the National Academy of Engineering.' As the plaintiffs, and the experts themselves, pointedly observe, this statement was misleading," Judge Feldman said in his 22-page ruling.
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said the administration will appeal the decision, and said Mr. Obama believes the government must figure out what went wrong with the Deepwater Horizon rig before deepwater drilling goes forward. Still, the ruling is another setback as Mr. Obama seeks to show he's in control of the 2-month-old spill.
Democrats and Republicans from the Gulf states have called on the president to end the blanket moratorium, saying it is hurting the region.
Oil company executives told Congress last week they would have to move their rigs to other countries because they lose up to $1 million a day per idle rig, and said there are opportunities elsewhere.
Please note that the judge ruled that the President appeared to mislead the public. How shocking! (not)
By Stephen Dinan
2:23 p.m., Tuesday, June 22, 2010
A federal judge in New Orleans halted President Obama's deepwater drilling moratorium on Tuesday, saying the government never justified the ban and appeared to mislead the public in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Judge Martin L.C. Feldman issued an injunction, saying that the moratorium will hurt drilling-rig operators and suppliers and that the government has not proved an outright ban is needed, rather than a more limited moratorium.
He also said the Interior Department also misstated the opinion of the experts it consulted. Those experts from the National Academy of Engineering have said they don't support the blanket ban.
"Much to the government's discomfort and this Court's uneasiness, the summary also states that 'the recommendations contained in this report have been peer-reviewed by seven experts identified by the National Academy of Engineering.' As the plaintiffs, and the experts themselves, pointedly observe, this statement was misleading," Judge Feldman said in his 22-page ruling.
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said the administration will appeal the decision, and said Mr. Obama believes the government must figure out what went wrong with the Deepwater Horizon rig before deepwater drilling goes forward. Still, the ruling is another setback as Mr. Obama seeks to show he's in control of the 2-month-old spill.
Democrats and Republicans from the Gulf states have called on the president to end the blanket moratorium, saying it is hurting the region.
Oil company executives told Congress last week they would have to move their rigs to other countries because they lose up to $1 million a day per idle rig, and said there are opportunities elsewhere.
Round one (Joe Bartons Apology to BP), goes to big oil
Round two, blockage of moratorium, goes to big oil
Acknowledged by a small person....
Round two, blockage of moratorium, goes to big oil
Acknowledged by a small person....
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