Posts Tagged ‘Deepwater Horizon’
The hole is plugged … can we end the drilling ban?
No big party at the White House this week after the final chapter on the BP Gulf oil disaster was written. The hole is plugged, and I kind of expected a state dinner or something. What we get is the Executive Branch continuing their efforts to justify an oil drilling ban that was never justified…
Read MoreGulf drilling moratorium: Take 2
Today the Obama administration announced a “new and improved” version of the Gulf oil drilling moratorium. This, after a federal district court, and a federal circuit court of appeals have both declined to immediately enforce the older version of the moratorium. This time, though, things are different. Instead of placing the moratorium on all rigs drilling in…
Read MoreIn depth: The Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill cause
I’ve been meaning to write a more comprehensive post about the Gulf oil spill for more than a week and this post is my attempt to do so. But first I want to quickly note President Clinton’s comments about blowing up the well, and why some engineers think it’s a bad idea.
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