On April 20, an explosion of a BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico resulted in a ruptured well.  The ruptured well has been gushing oil for over two months. Instead of solid support for the cleanup and getting the best proposals to control the leak we see  …

• The Obama Administration imposing a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling. In spite of a U.S.  District Judge ruling that the edict violates the law, the administration has appealed the injunction. It is estimated that 40,000 jobs are at stake if the moratorium is imposed.
• The Obama Administration is proceeding to work on a “comprehensive energy and climate bill”.  The Obama Administration continues to attack fossil fuels and push wind and solar.
• Congress is expected to use “backroom” tactics to pass Climate legislation.  After the outrage over the procedures used to pass the Health Care Legislation (Obamacare), it appears that Harry Reid is considering similar tactics to push this Climate/Energy Legislation thru.

Select “read the rest of this entry” for links to articles supporting these statements.

Links to Sources of Information

Failure to take decisive action after oil spill in Gulf, evidence of poor planning and policy

Louisiana Governor Jindal criticizes oil cleanup delay. Click here for IBTimes article.

Obama administration rejects help. Click here for FortLiberty article.

Click here for an interesting article about how spill technology has been hobbled in part by the reach of federal regulation

Click here for Charles Krauthammer article – Why are we drilling here anyway?

Administration calls for moratorium, Judge rules against action, Administration appeals.

Click here for Fox Business article about moratorium

Push by administration for climate/energy legislation

President Obama’s address – June 15, 2010

Disconnect between rhetoric and reality

Click here to read about Institute for Energy Research study. The study claims Kerry-Lieberman American Power Act will destroy up to 5.1 million jobs, cost families $1,042 per year, benefit wealthiest Americans.

Will we see backroom tactics?

Click here for article at Politico.com regarding payoffs needed to get votes for Health Care Legislation

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) plans for climate/energy legislation.  Here are two articles … Washington Post and NYTimes