Posted on 06/20/2010 3:07:50 PM PDT by CincyRichieRich
WASHINGTON – The panel appointed by President Barack Obama to investigate the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is short on technical expertise but long on talking publicly about "America's addiction to oil." One member has blogged about it regularly.
Only one of the seven commissioners, the dean of Harvard's engineering and applied sciences school, has a prominent engineering background — but it's in optics and physics. Another is an environmental scientist with expertise in coastal areas and the after-effects of oil spills. Both are praised by other scientists.
The five other commissioners are experts in policy and management.
The White House said the commission will focus on the government's "too cozy" relationship with the oil industry. A presidential spokesman said panel members will "consult the best minds and subject matter experts" as they do their work.
The commission has yet to meet, yet some panel members had made their views known.
Environmental activist Frances Beinecke on May 27 blogged: "We can blame BP for the disaster and we should. We can blame lack of adequate government oversight for the disaster and we should. But in the end, we also must place the blame where it originated: America's addiction to oil." And on June 3, May 27, May 22, May 18, May 4, she called for bans on drilling offshore and the Arctic.
"Even as questions persist, there is one thing I know for certain: the Gulf oil spill isn't just an accident. It's the result of a failed energy policy," Beinecke wrote on May 20.
Two other commissioners also have gone public to urge bans on drilling.
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Can't waste a good crisis. I surmise Obama does want the 5 red state Gulf states to suffer, and to push Cap n Tax...note they're some votes short. Where are our Republican reps? I have heard NO ONE outside of the usual editorialists like Malkin speaking against it.
What did the talk shows today say about Cap n Tax? Was it mentioned? Note in this article is points out the panel members all want to stop drilling...duh.
"Panel", a title used in place of "headhunters" by politicians to divert blame and attention.
While seagulls die, Obama golfs and parties. When Obama said, “Hope and Change”, what he really meant was “18 Holes and more Champagne!
Obama big on fascism, not on freedom.
He needs to "plug the damn hole" so he can focus again on giving campaign speeches.
Translated:
"loss of hope because of his change".
The fruitcake idiots to the left hate America sooo much that they are willing to give up everything for change.
"Oil", it's the lubricant of freedom.
Usually, if I didn’t know better, I’d think the ‘rat party was a fully owned subsidiary of OPEC.
From the top of the ivory tower, you can’t see the ground, much less the Gulf
If you can’t tell your ass from a hole in the ground, you will not see the hole in the ground.
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