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MMS suspends permits for Gulf drilling regardless of water depth
WaPo ^
| 5/3/2010
| Steven Mufson
Posted on 06/03/2010 11:35:19 AM PDT by SonOfDarkSkies
The Minerals Management Service has stopped issuing permits for new oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico regardless of water depth, effectively extending President Obama's previously announced suspension of permits for deepwater drilling into the shallow waters.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: obama; offshoredrilling; oil
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To: plangent
The Macondo #1 well didnt exist before Obama took office. It was his MMS that issued the drilling permit. It was his MMS that waived several of the stringent regulatory requirement on petition by BP (who contributed grandly to the Obama campaign). One of those requirements was that BP submit specific emergency resonse plans.
Wow! ...but will the DBM or even Foxnews ever mention this?
To: Freee-dame
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posted on
06/03/2010 7:14:35 PM PDT
by
sthguard
(The DNC theme song: "All You Need is Guv")
To: SonOfDarkSkies
/Tin foil hat ON: This whole BP thing was NOT an "accident"--it was done intentionally and got out of control! Just so HolyO could push Cap and Tax and cancel ALL drilling on American soil (dry land or offshore)!!!!
He should be charged with the murder of the 11 people who died when the rig went down!! >:-(
/Tin foil hat STILL on
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posted on
06/03/2010 7:34:40 PM PDT
by
pillut48
("Calling ILLEGAL aliens "immigrants" is like calling shoplifters 'customers'!"-UCFRoadWarrior ><>)
To: SonOfDarkSkies
Who is the MMS to regulate the activities of foreign companies in international waters?Where is the limit of their jurisdiction?
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posted on
06/03/2010 7:55:02 PM PDT
by
Dayman
(My 1919a4 is named Charlotte. When I light her up she has the voice of an angel.)
To: Freee-dame
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posted on
06/03/2010 8:22:19 PM PDT
by
piroque
(God bless Lee and the rest of the True Americans. . . The Confederates!!”)
To: SonOfDarkSkies
Well, 0bama did say he wants $5 a gallon gas.
5.56mm
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posted on
06/03/2010 8:32:22 PM PDT
by
M Kehoe
To: Army Air Corps
The One overreacts, yet again.
_____________________________-
It’s on purpose.
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posted on
06/03/2010 8:50:52 PM PDT
by
unkus
To: SonOfDarkSkies
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posted on
06/03/2010 8:51:31 PM PDT
by
unkus
To: SonOfDarkSkies
Well at least zero has hired all those census workers and other great government jobs. Who needs jobs like engineers, geologists, oil workers, helicopter pilots anyway?
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posted on
06/04/2010 12:11:25 PM PDT
by
grumpygresh
(Democrats delenda est)
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