Since Spill, Feds Have Given 27 Waivers to Oil Companies in Gulf

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Since Spill, Feds Have Given 27 Waivers to Oil Companies in Gulf

Since Spill, Feds Have Given 27 Waivers to Oil Companies in Gulf
Monday 10 May 2010
by: Marisa Taylor | McClatchy Newspapers

http://www.truthout.org/since-spill-feds-have-given-27-waivers-oil-companies-gulf59343

Washington - Since the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig exploded on April 20, the Obama administration has granted oil and gas companies at least 27 exemptions from doing in-depth environmental studies of oil exploration and production in the Gulf of Mexico.

The waivers were granted despite President Barack Obama’s vow that his administration would launch a “relentless response effort” to stop the leak and prevent more damage to the gulf. One of them was dated Friday — the day after Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said he was temporarily halting offshore drilling.

The exemptions, known as “categorical exclusions,” were granted by the Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) and included waiving detailed environmental studies for a BP exploration plan to be conducted at a depth of more than 4,000 feet and an Anadarko Petroleum Corp. exploration plan at more 9,000 feet.

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Anyone know more on this? Unbelievable!
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AllentownJake

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Mon May-10-10 11:21 PM
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1. Given what you have seen since 1/20/09

Why are you surprised?

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havocmom

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Mon May-10-10 11:32 PM
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2. One wonders why the drill baby drill crowd bemoans hopey changey thing

that isn't so changey at all

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HughMoran

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Tue May-11-10 12:13 AM
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3. Yes, this story posted every day

...from one source or another.

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subsuelo

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Tue May-11-10 04:43 PM
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4. that's your biggest complaint?

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HughMoran

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Fri May-14-10 12:19 AM
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5. 27

threads

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HughMoran

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Fri May-14-10 04:26 PM
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6. actually only 10

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