rssObama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response
Monday, August 23, 2010 at 9:56 am
- 70 Comments
Days after it emerged that the Obama administration estimated a moratorium on deepwater oil and natural gas drilling would cost 23,000 jobs and amid criticism from scientists that it is offering too-rosy assessments of the spill’s aftermath, key officials have launched a defense of the administration’s actions.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar penned an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle in which he said the administration has “launched the most aggressive, advanced and swift offshore drilling reforms ever implemented.”
According to the op-ed:
[I]n the deep-water areas, where the Deepwater Horizon blowout occurred, it is necessary and appropriate to require operators to demonstrate improved safety, blowout containment and spill response practices before allowing drilling to continue.
To be sure, both the deep-water drilling moratorium and the reforms we are implementing have drawn fire from the same powerful interests who have, over the last two decades, systematically fought regulation and oversight of offshore drilling operations.
But make no mistake: Our country needs these reforms and we will deliver them. We will raise the bar for deep-water drilling. We will hold the industry accountable. And we will build the strongest and safest offshore energy development program in the world. Salazar is secretary of the Interior.
Thad Allen, the national incident commander in the Gulf, also wrote an op-ed today. Allen, in The Washington Post, pats the administration on the back for what he calls “an unprecedented response” to the spill.
No one is claiming victory or “mission accomplished” at this point, nor should we. We should, however, recognize what has been done.
Follow Andrew Restuccia on Twitter
70 Comments
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 10:47 am
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 10:56 am
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill ResponseThe Washington IndependentAnd we will build the strongest and safest offshore energy development program in the world. Salazar is secretary of the Interior. Thad Allen, the national …Full reviews for offshore oil drilling applicationsDenver PostBarton calls offshore drilling moratorium 'stupid'Dallas Morning NewsBan not the solution to offshore drilling woesHouston ChronicleCorpus Christi Caller Times -Wall Street Journal -Bloombergall 509 news articles » [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 11:31 am
[...] regulation of offshore oil industry, …Raising bar for deepwater drillingHouston ChronicleObama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill ResponseThe Washington IndependentFewer environmental exemptions for drilling, agency saysDaily CometManila [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 12:03 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The Washington Independent [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 12:48 pm
[...] ups and downsOil & Gas JournalRaising bar for deepwater drillingHouston ChronicleObama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill ResponseThe Washington IndependentThe Hill (blog)all 42 news [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 1:04 pm
[...] ups and downsOil & Gas JournalRaising bar for deepwater drillingHouston ChronicleObama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill ResponseThe Washington IndependentThe Hill (blog)all 42 news [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 1:38 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The Washington Independent [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 1:42 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 1:44 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 2:00 pm
[...] 23000 Jobs, Regulator Estimates in MemoBloombergRaising bar for deepwater drillingHouston ChronicleObama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill ResponseThe Washington IndependentThe Hill (blog) -Reuters UKall 43 news [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 2:07 pm
[...] Cost 23000 Jobs, Regulator Estimates in MemoBloombergOffshore ups and downsOil & Gas JournalObama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill ResponseThe Washington IndependentPakistan News -The Hill (blog) -Houston Chronicleall 42 news [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 2:15 pm
[...] the rest of this great post here Comments (0) Posted in President Obama [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 2:37 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Comment posted August 23, 2010 @ 2:13 pm
Why is President Obama afraid to speak about the comments Mitt Romney made about the way he handeled the gulf spill ? Mitt Romney has an oil spill he needs to explain still in litigation in Massachusetts !
Mitt Romney was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from Jan 2,2003 to Jan 4,2007. During his one term the Buzzards Bay oil spill happened during April 2003 .
On April 27, 2003, eight years ago the Bouchard Barge B-120 hit an obstacle in Buzzards Bay, creating a 12-foot rupture in its hull and discharging an estimated 100,000 gallons of No. 6 oil. The oil is known to have affected an estimated 90 miles of shoreline, killed 450 numerous bird species, and recreational use of the bay, such as shell fishing and boating.
Since the 2003 oil spill the US Coast Guard has appealed the 2004 Massachusetts Oil Spill Prevention Act and one Massachusetts property damage lawsuit has dragged on for eight years. Republican Mitt Romney is laying the groundwork for a possible White House campaign in 2012, hiring a team of staff members and consultants.
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 3:25 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 3:46 pm
[...] Read more here « Samsung Galaxy Tab supposedly spotted in the wild Mitch McConnell Takes President Obama ‘At His Word’ That He’s A… » [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 4:04 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 4:35 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The Washington Independent [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 4:36 pm
[...] on a story published Saturday in The Wall Street Journal saying that administration officials estimated that the drilling ban could result in the loss of 23,000 [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 5:12 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 5:38 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 6:17 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 6:49 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Trackback posted August 23, 2010 @ 7:04 pm
Obama compared to other leaders in bad times…
I found your entry interesting thus I’ve added a Trackback to it on my weblog :)…
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 7:08 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 7:44 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 7:48 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 7:53 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 7:59 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 8:16 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Trackback posted August 23, 2010 @ 8:33 pm
U.S. court rules against Obama’s stem cell policy…
We cover the same subject but your aproach is intersting….
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 9:42 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The Washington Independent [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 9:55 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 10:28 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 10:38 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 11:10 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 11:24 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 23, 2010 @ 11:51 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 24, 2010 @ 12:09 am
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 24, 2010 @ 12:19 am
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 24, 2010 @ 2:08 am
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 24, 2010 @ 3:45 am
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The Washington Independent [...]
Pingback posted August 24, 2010 @ 4:29 am
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 24, 2010 @ 5:05 am
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The Washington Independent [...]
Pingback posted August 24, 2010 @ 5:11 am
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The Washington Independent [...]
Pingback posted August 24, 2010 @ 5:43 am
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 24, 2010 @ 6:17 am
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The Washington Independent [...]
Trackback posted August 24, 2010 @ 7:42 am
Court rules against Obama’s stem cell policy…
We cover the same subject but your aproach is intersting….
Pingback posted August 24, 2010 @ 9:13 am
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 24, 2010 @ 10:00 am
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Trackback posted August 24, 2010 @ 10:32 am
Is the Problem Really Too Little Trust In Government?…
The Moral Liberal lookin’ at ya!…
Pingback posted August 24, 2010 @ 10:52 am
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 24, 2010 @ 11:54 am
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Trackback posted August 24, 2010 @ 12:11 pm
Boehner to Obama: Fire Geithner, Summers, Your Entire Economic Team…
We cover the same subject but your aproach is intersting….
Pingback posted August 24, 2010 @ 2:34 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 24, 2010 @ 4:05 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 24, 2010 @ 4:27 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 24, 2010 @ 5:02 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 24, 2010 @ 5:10 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 24, 2010 @ 5:16 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 24, 2010 @ 6:13 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 24, 2010 @ 6:49 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Pingback posted August 24, 2010 @ 11:32 pm
[...] Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The … [...]
Trackback posted August 25, 2010 @ 1:17 am
America Vs. Obama — The Divide Grows…
The Moral Liberal lookin’ at ya!…
Trackback posted August 25, 2010 @ 1:58 pm
ICE Won’t Arrest Illegal Aliens Caught In Traffic Stops…
The Moral Liberal lookin’ at ya!…
Trackback posted August 25, 2010 @ 10:28 pm
Confetti makes a mess of things…
I found your entry interesting thus I’ve added a Trackback to it on my weblog :)…
Trackback posted August 26, 2010 @ 5:12 am
Obama Administration Defends Its Gulf Oil Spill Response « The ……
I found your entry interesting do I’ve added a Trackback to it on my weblog :)…
Trackback posted August 31, 2010 @ 10:55 am
Anti-Muslim Rhetoric: Free Speech or Hate Speech?…
We cover the same subject but your aproach is intersting….
Trackback posted September 9, 2010 @ 3:06 pm
Second Open Letter to Senators McCain & Obama…
I found your entry interesting thus I’ve added a Trackback to it on my weblog :)…
RSS feed for comments on this post.
Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.
