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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: cavegal on July 08, 2010, 05:59:36 PM
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NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court has rejected the U.S. government's effort to keep a six-month deepwater drilling moratorium in place.
A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled soon after a Thursday afternoon hearing in a lawsuit filed by companies that oppose the drilling ban.
The moratorium was previously struck down by a lower court on June 22.
The appeals court ruling found that the Interior Department failed to show the federal government would suffer "irreparable injury" if the ban isn't restored while it appeals the lower court's decision.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/business/7099888.html
So this is the fourth no for the White House!
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barack is going to be grumpy tonight...
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Nice!!!
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Muahhahahaha :evillaugh:
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:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:
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barack is going to be grumpy tonight...
Apparently the Magic Negro's JuJu ain't so magic after all...
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NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court has rejected the U.S. government's effort to keep a six-month deepwater drilling moratorium in place.
A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled soon after a Thursday afternoon hearing in a lawsuit filed by companies that oppose the drilling ban.
The moratorium was previously struck down by a lower court on June 22.
The appeals court ruling found that the Interior Department failed to show the federal government would suffer "irreparable injury" if the ban isn't restored while it appeals the lower court's decision.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/business/7099888.html
So this is the fourth no for the White House!
Now this interesting...just the other day I was going through the VRWC's very large bag of mail and came across a VERY LARGE donation check stuffed in an envelope with a New Orleans return address.
Just sayin'...
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Now this interesting...just the other day I was going through the VRWC's very large bag of mail and came across a VERY LARGE donation check stuffed in an envelope with a New Orleans return address.
Just sayin'...
That address wouldn't happen to belong to a William Jefferson, perhaps? :rotf:
Just sayin'....
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Now we have to wait for this administrations new moratorium on drilling to be issued. They will keep trying to do this until at least this November. I saw recently that Governor Crist in Florida is against drilling off the Floriduh coast. He has gone full moonbat trying to win the senate seat.
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All these obama rejections have to be taking an affect on Michele my bell. Then again it may be glad. Has anyone noticed a 08 pic of obama and a recent one? His head is turning grey.
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All these obama rejections have to be taking an affect on Michele my bell. Then again it may be glad. Has anyone noticed a 08 pic of obama and a recent one? His head is turning grey.
for some reason it seems that Dem presidents age more quickly than republican presidents.
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All these obama rejections have to be taking an affect on Michele my bell. Then again it may be glad. Has anyone noticed a 08 pic of obama and a recent one? His head is turning grey.
He can use some of that thar bear grease that brother Al and Rangel uses to turn it black.
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That address wouldn't happen to belong to a William Jefferson, perhaps? :rotf:
Just sayin'....
I can neither confirm nor deny...
just sayin'....
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"Why are we in a position to second-guess the secretary on whether or not there's a threat of irreparable harm?" [judge] Dennis asked at the hearing.
I love this statement. Why are you in this position, to judge whether or not "there's a threat of irreparable harm"? Maybe...and I'm just spitballin' here, just tossing out an idea, just a crazy thought...because you decided to become a judge?
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I love this statement. Why are you in this position, to judge whether or not "there's a threat of irreparable harm"? Maybe...and I'm just spitballin' here, just tossing out an idea, just a crazy thought...because you decided to become a judge?
Well, you could view the lower court ruling as boiling down to "Why is the Secretary in a position to second-guess his own expert panel and impose a moratorium?" - which would answer that question.
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I saw recently that Governor Crist in Florida is against drilling off the Floriduh coast. He has gone full moonbat trying to win the senate seat.
Gov. Charlie "Oompa Loompa" Crist called for a special session (with a cost to taxpayers of approximately $40,000 a day to hold a special session) to consider a constitutional ban on oil drilling in state waters. One problem; offshore drilling in Florida's state waters is already banned under Florida law. He's a pinhead trying to get his name in lights for the november senate race.
Crist’s plan for offshore drilling ban met mostly with opposition (http://jacksonville.com/news/florida/2010-07-09/story/crist%E2%80%99s-plan-offshore-drilling-ban-met-mostly-opposition)
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Thank God that they blocked this bid. Where do these people think that the oil is going to come from?
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Thank God that they blocked this bid. Where do these people think that the oil is going to come from?
Brazil
UAE
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Russia
Cuba
Venezuela
Need more?
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That address wouldn't happen to belong to a William Jefferson, perhaps? :rotf:
Just sayin'....
OpSec dude...OpSec...
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US Ready to Announce New Drilling Moratorium
http://www.moneynews.com/Economy/oil-obama-britishpetroleum/2010/07/09/id/364241
The Obama administration said on Friday it is essential that its ban on deepwater oil drilling be restored after a court struck it down and promised a revised moratorium would be announced soon.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told reporters in California he will make an announcement on a new ban on deepwater drilling in the "next several days."
His comments came a day after a federal court refused to reinstate the six-month ban on deepwater drilling below 500 feet, which the Obama administration imposed after BP Plc's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled 2-1 against the administration's request to stay a lower court decision lifting the ban, saying the government failed to show how it would be irreparably harmed if it were not granted.
The administration said it did not consider the ban a major setback for the policy because it lets the Interior Department apply to stop a project if an operator attempts to start deepwater drilling in the Gulf.
The flow of oil from BP's blown-out Macondo well is killing birds, sea turtles and dolphins, imperiling multibillion-dollar fishing and tourist industries at a time of high unemployment, and soiling the shores of all five U.S. Gulf Coast states.
The court ruling pushed shares of Transocean Ltd, the world's largest offshore drilling contractor, up more than 5 percent on the Zurich exchange on Friday. They had lost almost half their value since April.
Transocean owns the BP-leased rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in April, triggering the biggest oil spill in U.S. history.
The administration said it imposed the moratorium to allow enough time for an investigation of the disaster. The energy industry fears the ban could put costly projects on hold.
Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc said on Friday it was pulling one of its deepwater rigs out of the Gulf, the first such move resulting from uncertainties surrounding the U.S. moratorium.
Not surprising to me.. They will not be denied their spoils!
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Gov. Charlie "Oompa Loompa" Crist called for a special session (with a cost to taxpayers of approximately $40,000 a day to hold a special session) to consider a constitutional ban on oil drilling in state waters. One problem; offshore drilling in Florida's state waters is already banned under Florida law. He's a pinhead trying to get his name in lights for the november senate race.
Crist’s plan for offshore drilling ban met mostly with opposition (http://jacksonville.com/news/florida/2010-07-09/story/crist%E2%80%99s-plan-offshore-drilling-ban-met-mostly-opposition)
Crist is trying like hell to get the moonbat vote.
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Boy, they just don't know when they're beaten, do they?
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U.S. Issues New Moratorium On Offshore Drilling
The Obama administration is issuing a new moratorium on deep-water offshore drilling and it's no longer based on water depth.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar made the announcement Monday, arguing that a pause is still needed to ensure that oil and gas companies implement safety measures to reduce risks — and are prepared to handle spills.
The new moratorium will last through Nov. 30. Unlike the last moratorium, which applied to waters of more than 500 feet, the new one applies to any deep-water floating facility with drilling activities.
Last week, a federal appeals court rejected the government's effort to halt the approval of any new permits for deep-water projects and suspended drilling on 33 exploratory wells.
NPR (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128472548&sc=tw)
Why does this administration think a more expansive moratorium will pass court muster? They really are trying to kill the economy of the Gulf Coast states.
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You can't fix stupid.
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Boy, they just don't know when they're beaten, do they?
Must have forgotten their "safety word" .
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This is a great thing. Somebody stepping up to the Obama Admin. I work in the oilfield and these policies will ruin me:(
Hey check out this new app I found for the iphone and blackberry called BigRight tv - it is free and an awesome way to get caught up on the go!!!
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What I find that is just plain dumb is that all of the oil companies EXCEPT BP have a more than stellar safety record. So..... 0baMao is going to punish ALL of the oil companies for BP's poor safety record. Yeah, that makes sense...... NOT!!!
For the record, every oil company except BP had one safety violation over the last 10(?) years and BP had some 722 in the same period. Bear in mind that BP was one of 0baMao's major campaign contributors.
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What I find that is just plain dumb is that all of the oil companies EXCEPT BP have a more than stellar safety record. So..... 0baMao is going to punish ALL of the oil companies for BP's poor safety record. Yeah, that makes sense...... NOT!!!
For the record, every oil company except BP had one safety violation over the last 10(?) years and BP had some 722 in the same period. Bear in mind that BP was one of 0baMao's major campaign contributors.
And keep in mind that it was also the Obama administration that granted BP the rights to drill the current problem well. I'm still suspicious about the possibility of collusion between BP and the Obama administration. Does anyone else remember seeing all the "Beyond Petroleum" commercials touting BP as a "green" company?
I'm wondering if BP is bankrupted, and the oil parts sold for scrap, will their "green energy" projects be reconstituted as another company?
A side note. Shell Oil is now advertising much like BP was before the gusher.
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And keep in mind that it was also the Obama administration that granted BP the rights to drill the current problem well. I'm still suspicious about the possibility of collusion between BP and the Obama administration. Does anyone else remember seeing all the "Beyond Petroleum" commercials touting BP as a "green" company?
I'm wondering if BP is bankrupted, and the oil parts sold for scrap, will their "green energy" projects be reconstituted as another company?
A side note. Shell Oil is now advertising much like BP was before the gusher.
Didn't Shell become part of BP several years ago, or was it just that BP accepted Shell's credit cards?
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We get almost half of our imported oil from Canada....but one of the first things the new speaker of the house, Poor-lucy, and her fellow newly elected 2007 dimwitted congresscritters did, the most itchy congress in history, was to ban the purchase of sand slope oil produced in Canada.....so it's going to China.
If we bought all the oil Canada produced, at least we could keep our dollars close to home....we could visit them once in a while....maybe wave at them from acroos the border....watch them pass through here on there way to Mexico.