Posted on 08 July 2010. Tags: Benefit Of The Doubt, Court Of Appeals, Deepwater Drilling, Drilling Activities, Economy, Emergency Request, Federal Judge, Fifth Circuit Court, Fifth Circuit Court Of Appeals, Gulf Coast, Interior Secretary, Irreparable Injury, Ken Salazar, Legal Uncertainties, Likelihood, Moratorium, Offshore Drilling, Oil Companies, Panel Judges, Supreme Court
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ruling of a Federal Judge last month that the moratorium on offshore drilling imposed by Obama is illegal. One supposes the president will continue to illegally continue to decimate the Gulf Coast economy by issuing another illegal ban on drilling, or perhaps take the Supreme Court. Unfortunately [...]
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Posted on 21 June 2010. Tags: Energy Policy, Expansions, Fox News Sunday, Frank Rich, Gulf Coast, Gulf Of Mexico, Health Care Bill, Health Care Reform, Jeopardy, Mail, Massive Bill, Mitch Mcconnell, New York Times, New York Times Columnist, Oil Spill, Senate Republican Leader, Stimulus Bill, Unemployment Rate, Urgent Projects, York Times Columnist
Appearing on Fox News Sunday yesterday, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell was asked about the response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. As he discussed the response, Sen. McConnell also observed, “[T]he President has been advocating expansion of government across the board in virtually every area.
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Posted on 21 May 2010. Tags: Bp, Bp Plc, Catastrophe, Energy Giant, Eric Schickler, Government Agency, Gulf Coast, Gulf Of Mexico, Incumbents, Initial Response, Natural Disasters, Obama, Offshore Drilling, Oil Spill, Political Consequences, Political Science Professor, Reuters News, Rig, Significant Impact, University Of California Berkley
By repeatedly assigning blame to energy giant BP Plc and focusing ire on the government agency responsible for regulating offshore drilling, Obama has deflected criticism that his administration was sluggish in its initial response to the Gulf of Mexico spill.
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Posted on 01 May 2010. Tags: Ap Photo, Attempt, Blog, Few Days, Gulf Coast, Gulf Oil, Kremlin, Mainstream Media News, Massive Explosion, News Outlet, North Korea, Oil Rig, Raleigh North Carolina, Russians, Sabotage, Television Station, Wral
For the past few days bloggers have been speculating on whether or not North Korea engaged in sabotage to torpedo the Gulf oil rig, resulting in a massive explosion that sent the rig sinking into the Gulf and spilling thousands of barrels of oil that are now headed to the Gulf Coast.
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert).
This blog is an example of the story being reported, which is based upon a Kremlin report in the ‘EU Times’ which accuses North Korea of blowing up the rig in an attempt to sink a South Korean vessel in the Gulf.
At least one major mainstream media news outlet, television station WRAL in Raleigh, North Carolina, also reported the story that quotes heavily from the Russians.
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