Gov. Bobby Jindal urges Obama to get deepwater drilling back quickly

[kpete]

Gov. Bobby Jindal urges Obama to get deepwater drilling back quickly
By The Times-Picayune
June 02, 2010, 9:27PM



On Wednesday, Gov. Bobby Jindal sent the following letter to President Obama and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar regarding grave concerns about the administration's decision to place a moratorium on deepwater drilling:

Dear President Obama and Secretary Salazar:

I am writing to express my grave concerns regarding the severe economic impact of a six-month (or longer) suspension of activity at 33 previously permitted deepwater drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, including and in particular the 22 deepwater drilling rigs currently in operation off the Louisiana coast.

Already, Louisiana has suffered severe negative economic and ecological impacts from the BP oil spill. Our seafood industry is experiencing huge economic losses that have only been partially mitigated by a frustratingly slow and inadequate BP claims process. Moreover, our precious wetlands are suffering incalculable, permanent damages, while our tourism industry faces escalating losses.

During one of the most challenging economic periods in decades, the last thing we need is to enact public policies that will certainly destroy thousands of existing jobs while preventing the creation of thousands more.

more:
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2010/06/gov_bobby_jindal_urges_obama_t.html

[Bluebear]

1. We don't need deepwater drilling monitoring any more than we do volcano monitoring.

:silly:

[aquart]

2. Just in case you thought he'd been scared straight.

Bobby, Bobby...

[hedgehog]

3. Is there any way to automatically link this post to all

future posts by Louisianans complaining that the Federal government and Obama aren't doing enough about the spill?

[benld74]

4. Bobby, Bobby, Bobby,, you ignorant OIL slut!

[Hubert Flottz]

5. LOL!

BP Bob!

[SoCalDem]

6. Like an addict who survives an overdose.. goes right back to the drug

:puke:

[nevergiveup]

7. Great analogy!