Posted on 05/26/2015 6:08:33 AM PDT by artichokegrower
Eighteen U. S. senators have urged the Obama’s administration to halt Shell’s Arctic drilling plans saying that it is an unacceptable and irresponsible decision, says a report in Reuters.
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, joined by seventeen other Senators, has urged the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) to halt all offshore oil and gas drilling permits in the Arctic region.
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FOLLOW the MONEY!! Who is paying these political prostitutes off?
I think these guys want to return to the Horse and Buggy. I would bet the house that their biggest campaign contributors are environmental groups. I have said before and I will say again “the biggest threat to the U.S. Economy and National Security is the Environmental Lobby and the Politicians they buy”.
I concur.
There’s no oil shortage now. What’s the point of drilling in the Arctic at this time?
The checks from Riyadh must have cleared.
The question must be asked, how many are democrats, and the answer would be most if not all, just on principle. Now to find out if I’m right.
Can we produce all of the oil we need without having to kiss Arab ass? If not, then consider that we do have a shortage.
I believe we can, and that's why the Saudis created this lowering of prices. Because of it, the US is producing less oil domestically and many domestic drillers are hurting.
Always follow the money
I hope the Alaska delegation will try and shut down all Oregon logging.
The reason for this is they are being led by anti-humanity environmentalists, who are under the false impression that mankind utilizing the Earth’s abundant resources is harmful to the planet.
If you hate other people, despise the “unwashed masses”, envy the rich and successful, worship unspoiled nature, and only want you and your friends as the only humans in it, you might be an environmentalist!
The environmentalists have a lot of campaign money to throw around, and democrat senators are the cash catchers.
The error, of course, is thinking that producing oil out of the Artic regions will environmentally harm them. Modern technology allows human beings to tap these resources with a minimum footprint and applies multiple safeguards.
And why should the US government have veto power over a private company that has paid and acquired mining rights to an area? As long as that company works within the law to provide those safety features described above, why should any senator care? BECAUSE of the anti-humanity environmentalist gold, of course!
Politicians and press flaks toss these kinds of terms around all the time, with absolutely nothing to back them up. Ok Senators... Exactly why is this decision "unacceptable?" Then, please explain explicitly how this decision is "irresponsible." You accuse your opponents of these kinds of actions, back them up with real reason...or we'll see who it is that is being irresponsible, tossing around unfounded accusations.
The future???
Directive 10-289
Merkley would be for stopping all logging. He is a hardcore Marxist.
Pray America is waking
it is time to stop federal bureaus from by passing congress on what amounts to LEGISLATION out side of Congress
I didnt vote for anyone in this government agency nor did anyone else
It is an abuse of the Constitution and the Repubs shoule be on it.... BUT ARE NOT.... THERE IS NO REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP WHASOEVER..... they forfeit their authority and violate the Constitution daily... too busy counting their illgotten payola...
A lot of the Environmentalist in Oregon and Washington have already done a pretty good job of shutting down Logging in their States. Some logging towns are now ghost towns because of it. The environmentalists get their people elected in the big population centers of Portland and Seattle and they outnumber the people who earn a living in the Logging Industry. They don’t need any help from the people in Alaska as they are succeeding on their own.
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