Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Judge Blocks Drilling Moratorium - Updated 8:35 CT

by kirbybruno

From AP:

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A federal judge in New Orleans has blocked a six-month moratorium on new deepwater drilling projects that was imposed in response to the massive Gulf oil spill.

The interior department:

"A second deepwater blowout could overwhelm the efforts to respond to the current disaster,"

I will update the diary with links in it as fast as I can.  

Text of the ruling.



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