Indecent behavior exposed at regulatory agency in Louisiana
Internal report shows oil companies were essentially allowed to fill out their own safety inspection forms, among other things
View ArticleCritics call oil spill ouster politically motivated ‘damage control’
Obama Administration taking heat over the dismissal of Elizabeth Birnbaum, the director of Minerals Management Service, over the Gulf oil spill
View ArticleKeith Olbermann, your country needs you: We watch, because we’re paid to
Thick-headedness, incorrect facts and a spectacular example of hypocrisy: If you’re going to watch one week of “Countdown with Keith Olbermann,” make it this one! FRIDAY, MAY 21: Like many “Countdown”...
View ArticleDid capitalism or government fail us?
The inevitable pictures of pelicans covered in oil finally surfaced, solidifying this oil spill as the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. We have not seen this many pictures of unintelligent...
View ArticlePelosi’s lame blame game
Nancy Pelosi has blamed regulatory failures related to the oil spill on Bush appointees, despite the fact that none of the officials responsible for BP's rig were appointed by Bush
View ArticleFour critical errors in the gulf
BP simply did not adhere to industry safety standards and records show that the gulf spill could have been prevented if the company had simply followed the same guidelines as others in the energy field
View ArticleA high number of oil and gas lobbyists spent time in the federal government
Three out of every four lobbyists who represent oil and gas companies previously worked in the federal government
View ArticleMichael Bromwich, head of Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, said that it...
Michael Bromwich is unsure on how to deal with deep water drilling in the gulf of mexico, but he is not sure that extending the drilling moratorium is the right answer
View ArticlePutting REINS on executive power
The regulatory process lacks transparency and needs to be reformed.
View ArticleThe administration is ignoring the offshore drilling experts
The MMS has been unfairly maligned for its role in the Gulf oil spill.
View ArticleCapitalism in time saves mine
Was it capitalism that got the miners out of their hole, or was it government?
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