Mourning the Moratorium
The 6-month moratorium on deepwater offshore drilling was blocked on Tuesday, allowing many offshore rigs to continue production. It also allows for new deepwater contracts for offshore drilling in the Gulf.
U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman decided that a problem with one oil rig does not mean there are problems in all of them, so the moritorium was blocked.
Judge Martin Feldman’s words, according to The Huffington Post: “If some drilling equipment parts are flawed, is it rational to say all are? Are all airplanes a danger because one was? All oil tankers like Exxon Valdez? All trains? All… Continue reading
BP Oil Spill: Caps, Health, and the New Face of BP
The official estimate of the amount of oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico has been raised to 35,000 to 60,000 barrels per day. Chances are, we will not know the actual amount until the spill has been contained.
World Cup Match Results as of June 13
Here are the results of the matches so far.
Most notably, the USA tied ENGLAND 1-1, a serious disappointment for British fans everywhere. The USA celebrates a success.
England Shows Obama a Yellow Card
WORLD CUP PREDICTION:
USA Defeats ENGLAND in FINAL: 2-1
UK Fueling Tension
The Times of London published a cartoon depicting U.S. President Barack Obama kicking a soccer ball, represented by the BP logo, and wearing a U.S. soccer jersey with some politically charged text.
The jersey Obama wears is possibly the most significant comment the piece makes. It reads, “Sponsored by mid term elections inc.”
A majority of Americans were unhappy with Obama’s response to the BP oil spill crisis. In response, he took a strong stand against BP and demanded they step up in their… Continue reading
Illegal Immigrants Helping with BP Oil Spill: WHO CARES?
A New Orleans sheriff requested that federal officials investigate the crews of workers cleaning up the BP oil spill to find out if any of them are illegal immigrants.