[thackney]

Despite the title, the towing accident did not occur in the Arctic or during drilling operations.

The drilling unit Kulluk had already left the Arctic and finished the drilling for the season. It had multiple problems during the tow to a southern winter harbor for scheduled maintenance and upgrades.

[Diogenesis]

Only Communist and Moslem countries will have access
to oil according to the Tyrant-by-Fraud.

[rockinqsranch]

FTA: “In announcing the probe, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar stressed that the Obama administration “is fully committed to exploring for potential in energy resources in frontier areas, such as the Arctic.””

Am so tired of BS.

[txrefugee]

Shell must not have kicked in enough protection money during the last campaign. Democrats and the Mafia are shake-down experts.

[Does so]

Hunh.

I read the title without the word "probe".

Try it...

[Rummyfan]

Although the probe falls short of environmentalists’ demands for a halt to all Arctic exploration that they deem too risky to allow...

Too risky? To whom or what? It's the fricking Arctic!

[mac_truck]

Its a government shake-down.

[woodbutcher1963]

Maybe this is what Obama meant when he told the Russians he would have a little more latitude after the election.

With the right payment to a certain nine digit account in the the Caymans we could put a moritorium on drilling in the arctic.

Hey, it worked in the Gulf of Mexico.