Administration Gives Conditional Approval for Shell to Drill in Arctic

The New York Times ^ | 11 May 2015 | Coral Davenport

[headstamp 2]

“’conditional’......What does that mean?.......... “

They’ll let them blow a few billion on it then pull the rug out from under them just before a drill bit hits the ground.

[4Liberty]

How much did they give to DNC?

[Theoria]

Probably close to the same amount to the GOP. Business[large] usually gets what they want.

[thackney]

They tend to give more to Republicans.

http://influenceexplorer.com/organization/shell-oil/56631c09b4c948648c42733b19a844e9?cycle=2014

[punknpuss]

Someone’s getting a fat payoff for this.

[DAC21]

“someone just paid for the north wing of the BHO presidential library”

You beat a couple thousand Freepers to it.

[epluribus_2]

Nah, it’s a million acres for every 2 million illegals the GOPe agrees to. Easy politics. Bill must have helped swing that deal.

[itsahoot]

We own the Arctic do we?

[thackney]

We control our Exclusive Economic Zone.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Theoria.

[WKUHilltopper]

I thought the Rooskies claimed the Arctic?

[thackney]

They claimed their portion stretched to the North Pole, not the whole arctic.

But then Canada has made a similar claim as well.

Danes have tried to claim even more.

Denmark challenges Russia and Canada over North Pole
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30481309
15 December 2014

[RicocheT]

This approval comes late and at a time when cheaper oil prices mean Shell won’t do the drilling. the request came when $90+ oil would pay for drilling in the harsh weather area. Now, at minus 490 oil prices, it makes drilling unprofitable.

The “approval” is meaningless, just as Obama’s presidency is bogus.

[RicocheT]

minus $90 prices

[mcshot]

That would be the upper dumpster. Have long wondered how a Presidential library is warranted when everything that isn’t sealed and unavailable is fraudulent.

[thackney]

Shell is doing the drilling. This is not a short term project.

[WKUHilltopper]

Thanks!