Washington Post : Obama Administration EXEMPTED BP's Gulf of Mexico drilling from ...

[Contumacious]

By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, May 5, 2010

The Interior Department exempted BP's calamitous Gulf of Mexico drilling operation from a detailed environmental impact analysis last year, according to government documents, after three reviews of the area concluded that a massive oil spill was unlikely.

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I feel sorry for BP.

 

[xsited1]

Ooops. I guess all those huge political contributions BP and their employees gave to Obama persuaded him to look the other way.

 

[PatekPhilippe]

By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, May 5, 2010

The Interior Department exempted BP's calamitous Gulf of Mexico drilling operation from a detailed environmental impact analysis last year, according to government documents, after three reviews of the area concluded that a massive oil spill was unlikely.

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I feel sorry for BP.

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[Conspiracist]

Obama is in with Big Oil!

Did you know Halliburton had big contracts involved too?

Obama must be in bed with Haliburton too!

 

[Contumacious]

Ooops. I guess all those huge political contributions BP and their employees gave to Obama persuaded him to look the other way.

Change we can believe in.

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[Care4all]

why feel sorry for them? did you even read the full article?

it was the BUSH ADMINistration that reviewed their safety standards 3 times in 2007...and BP has lied about the risks?

 

[uscitizen]

From the OP linked article.

"The MMS mandates that companies drilling in some areas identify under NEPA what could reduce a project's environmental impact. But Interior Department spokesman Matt Lee-Ashley said the service grants between 250 and 400 waivers a year for Gulf of Mexico projects. He added that Interior has now established the "first ever" board to examine safety procedures for offshore drilling. It will report back within 30 days on BP's oil spill and will conduct "a broader review of safety issues," Lee-Ashley said. "

MMS is for sure in bed with big oil and had been for years.

 

[uscitizen]

why feel sorry for them? did you even read the full article?

it was the BUSH ADMINistration that reviewed their safety standards 3 times in 2007...and BP has lied about the risks?

Awww Care you just took the fun out of their spin.

We all know that Obama was supposed to have changed/fixed everything in a year or so.

 

[Conspiracist]

why feel sorry for them? did you even read the full article?

it was the BUSH ADMINistration that reviewed their safety standards 3 times in 2007...and BP has lied about the risks?

So they listened to BP's advice that they are safe enough? Fox telling the farmer he will guard his chickens? Bullshit and you know it. They exempted them.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

That fucking OilMan Bush! That fucking Bush! How dare he! How fucking dare he exempt his oil buddies! How Fucki...um, last year....wait a second...who was President last year...hmmm...oh fuck Hopey Changey was President!

That fucking OilMan Obama! That fucking Obama! How dare he! How fucking dare he exempt his oil buddies!

 

[WillowTree]

why feel sorry for them? did you even read the full article?

it was the BUSH ADMINistration that reviewed their safety standards 3 times in 2007...and BP has lied about the risks?

Awww Care you just took the fun out of their spin.

We all know that Obama was supposed to have changed/fixed everything in a year or so.

calling ewe a waaaaaaaambaaaaalance.. right now..

 

[xsited1]

why feel sorry for them? did you even read the full article?

it was the BUSH ADMINistration that reviewed their safety standards 3 times in 2007...and BP has lied about the risks?

But it was the Obama Administration that exempted them in 2009 AND got a lot of campaign donations from BP. Funny how that works.

(It's funny how partisans are willing to forgive "their" party and blame the "other" party. This kind of knee-jerk reaction is really getting old. Both suck IMO, but don't tell that to the Partisans!)

 

[Conspiracist]

That fucking OilMan Bush! That fucking Bush! How dare he! How fucking dare he exempt his oil buddies! How Fucki...um, last year....wait a second...who was President last year...hmmm...oh fuck Hopey Changey was President!

That fucking OilMan Obama! That fucking Obama! How dare he! How fucking dare he exempt his oil buddies!

I know.... This guy gets more donations from big oil and wall street than the repubs!

Usin that old fashioned community activist shakedown procedure!

 

[Contumacious]

Obama is in with Big Oil!

Did you know Halliburton had big contracts involved too?

Obama must be in bed with Haliburton too!

I wonder when the zombified will learn that all Behemoth Government Party politicians are the same.

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[Luissa]

Ooops. I guess all those huge political contributions BP and their employees gave to Obama persuaded him to look the other way.

Huge? I think someone is exaggerating. And BP didn't give him money, their employees did.. If we are going to be a hack, at least get the facts straight.

 

[xsited1]

Ooops. I guess all those huge political contributions BP and their employees gave to Obama persuaded him to look the other way.

Huge? I think someone is exaggerating. And BP didn't give him money, their employees did.. If we are going to be a hack, at least get the facts straight.

Hack?

Don't be a hack, Luissa. Google is your friend:

Obama top recipient of BP contributions last 20 yrs. | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

BP and its employees have given more than $3.5 million to federal candidates over the past 20 years, with the largest chunk of their money going to Obama, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Donations come from a mix of employees and the company’s political action committees — $2.89 million flowed to campaigns from BP-related PACs and about $638,000 came from individuals...

 

[Care4all]

why feel sorry for them? did you even read the full article?

it was the BUSH ADMINistration that reviewed their safety standards 3 times in 2007...and BP has lied about the risks?

So they listened to BP's advice that they are safe enough? Fox telling the farmer he will guard his chickens? Bullshit and you know it. They exempted them.

what complete and utter bullshit.

do you think 2 months after obama was elected he had replaced the people that this tiny department had?

BUSH people were running the show...in this regulatory division....and even if obama had gotten around to replacing them, their decision was BASED ON the 3 analysis that were done in the year 2007....and the analysis that BP presented to them....there is NO WAY the obama administration could have possibly had time to do their own review and analysis of the spot 8+ weeks in to his presidency....

sheesh!

 

[Conspiracist]

Ooops. I guess all those huge political contributions BP and their employees gave to Obama persuaded him to look the other way.

Huge? I think someone is exaggerating. And BP didn't give him money, their employees did.. If we are going to be a hack, at least get the facts straight.

BP has lobbied the White House Council on Environmental Quality -- which provides NEPA guidance for all federal agencies-- to provide categorical exemptions more often. In an April 9 letter, BP America's senior federal affairs director, Margaret D. Laney, wrote to the council that such exemptions should be used in situations where environmental damage is likely to be "minimal or non-existent." An expansion in these waivers would help "avoid unnecessary paperwork and time delays," she added.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/04/AR2010050404118.html?hpid=topnews


What does lobied mean these days?

 

[boedicca]

Earth to USMB: Mega Corporations Lobby Everyone.

They hedge their bets by supporting both major parties and the major candidates. This is why Cronyism is so insidious. The only way to stop it is to eliminate earmarks, bail outs, and reduce the scope of government so there are less opportunities for Cronyism.

 

[beowolfe]

By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, May 5, 2010

The Interior Department exempted BP's calamitous Gulf of Mexico drilling operation from a detailed environmental impact analysis last year, according to government documents, after three reviews of the area concluded that a massive oil spill was unlikely.

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I feel sorry for BP.

Ok