Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Judge Halts Obama's Deep Water Drilling Moratorium

This makes sense given the experts the Obama administration asked did not actually agree that this was a good idea, despite the document being changed to make it look like it did. They have already announced plans to appeal.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/22/judge-halts-obamas-oil-drilling-ban

"A federal judge in New Orleans halted President Obama's deepwater drilling moratorium on Tuesday, saying the government never justified the ban and appeared to mislead the public in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Judge Martin L.C. Feldman issued an injunction, saying that the moratorium will hurt drilling-rig operators and suppliers and that the government has not proved an outright ban is needed, rather than a more limited moratorium.

He also said the Interior Department also misstated the opinion of the experts it consulted. Those experts from the National Academy of Engineering have said they don't support the blanket ban.

"Much to the government's discomfort and this Court's uneasiness, the summary also states that 'the recommendations contained in this report have been peer-reviewed by seven experts identified by the National Academy of Engineering.' As the plaintiffs, and the experts themselves, pointedly observe, this statement was misleading," Judge Feldman said in his 22-page ruling.
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Update (7/9/2010): injunciton stands

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