White House slams Republican offshore drilling bill

[Stephanie]

SNIP:

Tom Doggett

Reuters

2:47 p.m. CDT, May 5, 2011


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House sharply criticized a bill passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday that would expand offshore drilling as part of a broader Republican effort to stimulate domestic production in the face of rising gasoline costs.

The bill, which easily cleared the Republican-dominated House, would require lease sales to proceed that were canceled or delayed by the Obama administration offshore Virginia and in the Gulf of Mexico following the BP oil spill.

The White House said the bill would "undercut" new offshore drilling safety reforms imposed after the massive oil spill last year.

"These reforms strengthen requirements for issues ranging from well design to workplace safety to corporate accountability, and they require operators to show that they can contain a subsea oil spill like the Deepwater Horizon oil spill," the White House said.


The White House also said the Interior Department would hold new lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico by mid 2012. The administration had planned to open up drilling offshore Virginia but backtracked on the idea after an explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon rig sent millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

read it all here.
White House slams Republican offshore drilling bill - chicagotribune.com

 

[Stephanie]

YouTube - Obama Promises Skyrocketing Energy Prices



YouTube - Obama's Solution For High Gas Prices

 

[The T]

Whle we pour money into Brazil, Argentina...and become 'their biggest customers'...

Go figure...

 

[bripat9643]

Obama and the rest of the loons want a gaurantee that nothing will ever go wrong. In other words, they never intend to allow further offshore drilling, because you can never guarantee such a thing.

SNIP:

Tom Doggett

Reuters

2:47 p.m. CDT, May 5, 2011


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House sharply criticized a bill passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday that would expand offshore drilling as part of a broader Republican effort to stimulate domestic production in the face of rising gasoline costs.

The bill, which easily cleared the Republican-dominated House, would require lease sales to proceed that were canceled or delayed by the Obama administration offshore Virginia and in the Gulf of Mexico following the BP oil spill.

The White House said the bill would "undercut" new offshore drilling safety reforms imposed after the massive oil spill last year.

"These reforms strengthen requirements for issues ranging from well design to workplace safety to corporate accountability, and they require operators to show that they can contain a subsea oil spill like the Deepwater Horizon oil spill," the White House said.


The White House also said the Interior Department would hold new lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico by mid 2012. The administration had planned to open up drilling offshore Virginia but backtracked on the idea after an explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon rig sent millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

read it all here.
White House slams Republican offshore drilling bill - chicagotribune.com

 

[DaGoose]

Well let's try this. If a drill rig is placed withing 50 miles of the shore of a state then the people of that state get to vote it up or down.

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[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Well let's try this. If a drill rig is placed withing 50 miles of the shore of a state then the people of that state get to vote it up or down.

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So now you're a federalist?

 

[bripat9643]

Well let's try this. If a drill rig is placed withing 50 miles of the shore of a state then the people of that state get to vote it up or down.

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Fine, let's give the states the power to decide everything, like how much money their citizens send to Washington.

 

[The T]

Well let's try this. If a drill rig is placed withing 50 miles of the shore of a state then the people of that state get to vote it up or down.

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So now you're a federalist?

*THIS* is gonna leave a mark...and deservedly so...

*Good Form*

 

[The T]

Well let's try this. If a drill rig is placed withing 50 miles of the shore of a state then the people of that state get to vote it up or down.

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Fine, let's give the states the power to decide everything, like how much money their citizens send to Washington.

Man? You guys are on target. Another case of Good Form.

 

[The T]

Well let's try this. If a drill rig is placed withing 50 miles of the shore of a state then the people of that state get to vote it up or down.

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Odd...Seems that 's what people want...Obama says NO...

*WHY*?

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

With both parties revving up for elections in 2012, Republicans argued that increasing exploration would help lower gasoline prices, even though it would take years to find and develop new offshore oil.

Correct – the WH was right to ‘slam’ the bill; it’s about politics, not addressing the nation’s energy policy. And even when new oil sources reach the market, it won’t have an effect on prices, price is determined by the global oil market.

The legislation has little chance of making it into law. The measure needs to be voted on by the Democratic-controlled Senate, where it faces strong opposition.

More pointless right-wing legislative masturbation in the House.

 

[Avatar4321]

The gas prices are skyrocketting and they are criticizing efforts to drill for more oil??? Is there no sanity on this planet?

We can't drill for our own oil, thereby providing jobs for our people and increasing the supply to drive prices down. But we can just give money to foreign companies to do it offshore in more dangerous places

 

[BlindBoo]

So why the fuck can't they agree to open more leases if the oil companies will follow the stricter saftey standards?

 

[bripat9643]

Correct – the WH was right to ‘slam’ the bill; it’s about politics, not addressing the nation’s energy policy. And even when new oil sources reach the market, it won’t have an effect on prices, price is determined by the global oil market.

15 years ago Democrats were saying it was pointless to drill in ANWAR because it would take 15 years for the oil to get to market. Meanwhile, they've been touting "alternative energy" for the last 15 years, and that has yet to make the slightest dent in the energy market.

Dem determination of what will have an effect and what won't simply isn't credible.

The legislation has little chance of making it into law. The measure needs to be voted on by the Democratic-controlled Senate, where it faces strong opposition.

More pointless right-wing legislative masturbation in the House.[/QUOTE]

It has a very specific point. It puts the do-nothing Democrat energy policy on the record

 

[JamesInFlorida]

Well let's try this. If a drill rig is placed withing 50 miles of the shore of a state then the people of that state get to vote it up or down.

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Fine, let's give the states the power to decide everything, like how much money their citizens send to Washington.

Federal taxes is constitutional. Offshore drilling banning or forcing isn't listing anywhere in the constitution (that I'm aware of). Therefore it is a state issue-or at least should be one.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

"Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe" -- Steve Chu, Obama's Energy Secretary

Palin will demolish Obama in a debate on Energy Policy

 

[The T]

The gas prices are skyrocketting and they are criticizing efforts to drill for more oil??? Is there no sanity on this planet?

We can't drill for our own oil, thereby providing jobs for our people and increasing the supply to drive prices down. But we can just give money to foreign companies to do it offshore in more dangerous places

These people are living their guilt-trip against America...because we are the #1 power in the world...they are slowly chipping away at us through these idiotic policies...and if it continues we will be a second or third fiddle in the world as they intend to happen.

They think we've had our time in the Sun...let some other country be #1 for awhile in the interest of fairness...

I will have no part in it.

 

[bripat9643]

Federal taxes is constitutional. Offshore drilling banning or forcing isn't listing anywhere in the constitution (that I'm aware of). Therefore it is a state issue-or at least should be one.

The Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior also aren't mentioned in the Constitution.

So you want to repeal all federal regulations that aren't specifically listed in the Constitution?

You haven't thought this out too well, have you?

 

[Toro]

"Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe" -- Steve Chu, Obama's Energy Secretary

Palin will demolish Obama in a debate on Energy Policy

Is that debate going to be on Twitter? 'Cause it ain't gonna happen on a stage.

 

[DaGoose]

Federal taxes is constitutional. Offshore drilling banning or forcing isn't listing anywhere in the constitution (that I'm aware of). Therefore it is a state issue-or at least should be one.

The Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior also aren't mentioned in the Constitution.

So you want to repeal all federal regulations that aren't specifically listed in the Constitution?

You haven't thought this out too well, have you?

Sounds to me that he thought it out just fine. If a private enterprise wanted to build something that could have a devastating effect on you (mega-hog farm, oil rig, strip mine, nuclear power plant, etc.) you should have some sort of say whether or not it is built or what kind of guidelines should be put in place. Especially if it's going to destroy a business you spent a lifetime building.

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