UTE Tribe gives rapacious energy company what for

by Zappatero

This is some of what The Obama administration could be doing to BP. Though American Indian tribes have certainly been subjected to these outrages far longer than citizens in the Gulf, the lying and instiable greed of energy companies remains, as do the negative affects on our environment and local communities.

Energy companies in the Wild West (BP included) still walk as if they'll always have the quickest draw, but The Ute tribe of Utah is showing Questar Energy they can and will fight back against Questar's lying, cheating ways:

Officials with the Ute Indian Tribe shut down construction of the Questar Stagecoach gas plant south of Vernal, Utah on June 23.

The stop-work order was issued because work at the facility was out of compliance with tribal regulations, according to tribal officials.

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New Offshore Drilling Rules Issued

by Senor Unoball

The Interior department has issued revised offshore drilling rules that are designed to replace the rules that were recently thrown out by the courts.

See New York Times story.

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The MMS Division is doing things "Big Pimpin' Style"

by icebergslim

The President tells an aide:  PLUG THE DAMN HOLE.... My sentiments too, because this is becoming an embarrassment of the highest caliber and it falls under the Obama Watch. Yes, the Obama Watch.  Even though we KNOW that this despicable department had all kind of bullshit, and illegal bullshit attached to it while Bush Co. was in charge, the problem is that it never was FIXED.  And we are in year two of the Obama Watch.  Thus.... it falls under our watch.

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