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2008-11-24 Home Front Economy

Lawsuits Stop Offshore Drilling in Its Tracks

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-11-24 12:17|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 that the Interior Department failed to consider drilling's impact on endangered marine life such as bowhead whales and polar bears.

I was not aware that we had Endangered Polar Bears in the Gulf of Mexico?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2008-11-24 12:42|| 2008-11-24 12:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Can we start a class action lawsuit against all these groups for higher gas prices? They are taking money out of my wallet. Not only that, I find them offensive and creating a hostile environment to my peace of mind.

Posted by Silentbrick">Silentbrick 2008-11-24 13:12|| 2008-11-24 13:12|| Front Page Top

#3 well this should give the russina and other firms ready access down there in Cuba for the go ahead

Posted by chris 2008-11-24 13:15|| 2008-11-24 13:15|| Front Page Top

#4 While in the real world: Russian firms plan to drill for oil off Cuba, envoy says

Perhaps fed up people should organize as pirates to hijack oil tankers going to the west and east coasts.

Posted by ed 2008-11-24 13:23|| 2008-11-24 13:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Would suggesting a Rwanda style purge of these dickweeds be 'over the top'?

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-11-24 13:57|| 2008-11-24 13:57|| Front Page Top

#6 1) But delays are costly to oil and gas companies - actually, I think consumers pay for all of it.

2) I'm not worried. Under President-elect Obama's recovery bill we won't need any more carbon based energy. We'll be moving into the green age, with reliable solar and wind energy heating our homes, running our computers and powering our affordable electric cars.

Posted by DoDo 2008-11-24 14:08|| 2008-11-24 14:08|| Front Page Top

#7 Let the people be heard. We want secure oil.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2008-11-24 14:12|| 2008-11-24 14:12|| Front Page Top

#8 Oil companies should begin suing "environmentalists" and demand that they PROVE, not just "believe" that drilling will harm wildlife in the area. The same kinds of environmental noises were made about drilling in the Gulf off the coast of Texas and Louisiana. The real result was that these oil platforms actually INCREASED the quantity and diversity of marine creatures. The "environmentalists" are now suing to stop oil platforms from being removed when they are no longer producing - something they DEMANDED in earlier litigation.

Most major oil companies have an environmental impact study group, and know more about the environmental impact of drilling than any of the conservation groups. This is litigation in order to stop something the rest of us want. It should be stopped, immediately. If the "environmentalists" persist in trying to stop oil exploration and production, they should be branded as "terrorists" and treated accordingly. No minority group should be able to dictate to the nation at large, just because they're doing it "for the ~~children~~environment".

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-11-24 14:31|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-11-24 14:31|| Front Page Top

#9 I think we should sue to enforce drilling in 'sensitive' areas becase extinction is a completely natural and evolutionary process which enriches the envronment as new species move to take over from extinct species who were, frankly, to specialized and/or and 'weak' to compete.

Like the Bowhead Whale and the Polar Bears of the Gulf of Mexico.

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-11-24 14:33|| 2008-11-24 14:33|| Front Page Top

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