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Interior allows some suspended drilling to resume
breitbart ^ | 1/3/11 | Associated Press, by Matthew Daly

Posted on 01/03/2011 1:29:47 PM PST by Nachum

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration says 13 companies whose deepwater drilling activities were suspended last year may be able to resume drilling without detailed environmental reviews. Companies will be allowed to resume work at previously drilled wells, as long as they meet new policies and regulations. The director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, Michael Bromwich, says the new policy will accommodate companies whose operations were interrupted by the administration's five-month moratorium on deepwater drilling, while ensuring that the companies can resume previously approved activities.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: allows; drilling; interior; suspended
Which is it? Are they shutting off drilling, or allowing it?

We'll see if this is just blowing smoke to stifle critics...

1 posted on 01/03/2011 1:29:48 PM PST by Nachum
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, ping

Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list

http://www.nachumlist.com/


2 posted on 01/03/2011 1:30:41 PM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

How much extortion did the Chicago Thugocracy have to impose?


3 posted on 01/03/2011 1:32:31 PM PST by OpusatFR
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To: Nachum

Carole King: “It’s too late baby, it’s too late now.” These companies have already moved their rigs to Brzil and the Persian Gulf.


4 posted on 01/03/2011 1:34:03 PM PST by Cyber Liberty (We conservatives will always lose elections as long as we allow the MSM to choose our candidates.)
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To: Nachum

The Republicans control the House now and will use public hearings by Darryl Issa and others to expose and publicize these Obama policies. Meaning hauling America haters lard ass Lisa Jackson and Ken Salazar up in front of committees and embarrassing them. Thus these policies are being rolled back bit by bit

We would really be screwed if the Democrats had kept the House


5 posted on 01/03/2011 1:38:15 PM PST by dennisw (- - - -He who does not economize will have to agonize - - - - - Confucius)
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To: Nachum

Smoke and mirrors...Obie just heard the the price of gas is going up....Hell, we knew that 6 months ago...


6 posted on 01/03/2011 1:44:19 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Nachum
may be able to resume drilling . . . as long as they meet new policies and regulations

In other words, when pigs fly.

7 posted on 01/03/2011 2:29:18 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Nachum

in the meantime the fed govt bought up all the damn land.

Talk about the most under-reported stories this year.


8 posted on 01/03/2011 2:41:58 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: Nachum
"Well, that's mighty white of you."


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

9 posted on 01/03/2011 2:46:50 PM PST by The Comedian (Government: Saving people from freedom since time immemorial.)
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To: Nachum

“as long as they meet new policies and regulations”

Guess how many companies will qualify under these new rules?

NONE!!!!!!!!


10 posted on 01/03/2011 2:49:37 PM PST by omegadawn (qualified)
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To: Sacajaweau

It does not take much to satisy the sheep, or keep them distracted.51% is all he has to fool. Sometimes in 2012 the sheep food [freebies] will began like rain and continue until right after the first Tuesday in November.


11 posted on 01/03/2011 2:54:43 PM PST by sport
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To: Nachum

Barry doesn’t like the prospect of running for a second term when gas is $4 dollars a gallon or more.


12 posted on 01/03/2011 3:55:53 PM PST by pallis
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To: pallis
Barry doesn’t like the prospect of running for a second term when gas is $4 dollars a gallon or more.

the proposed Dem platform is 4 and 4.

4 more years of 10% unemployment and $4 gas

13 posted on 01/03/2011 3:59:48 PM PST by nascarnation
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To: Nachum
Interior allows some suspended drilling to resume

Damned statists. This is unconstitutional interference in the commerce of the states. It is not up to the FedGov to "allow" anything.

14 posted on 01/03/2011 5:03:02 PM PST by backwoods-engineer (The future? Imagine Cass Sunstein's boot stamping on Lincoln's beard, forever.)
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