Obama Admin Approves Drilling Gets Sued

[marshabar1]

Environmental activists are suing the Obama administration over its approval of a Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L) plan to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico.

The suit, filed one day after Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) announced two big new oil discoveries in the Gulf, could signal a lengthy fight over the resumption of drilling near the site of last year's BP Plc (BP.L) oil spill.

Oil exploration in the Gulf was halted after the spill, though drilling has gradually resumed since the administration began approving new permits in February.

Shell's plan called for five exploratory wells more than 7,000 feet (2,134 meters) under water and three previously approved wells about 72 miles (116 km) off the coast of Louisiana. [ID:nLDE74B1Y4]

Environmental law firm Earthjustice, which filed suit on behalf of several groups, claims the Obama administration's approval ignored relevant concerns involved with deepwater drilling.

www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/09/usa-shell-gulf-suit-idUSN0927584120110609?rpc=401

Can't these whack jobs just please find a tall tree, climb it high, sit on a branch, and saw it off?

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

See, I think this is how these radicals work. Obama KNEW he could count on his allies to try to stop this, and so he approves a well-- politically good-- hands off the obstruction to his radical allies-- politically bad. But since people will only see the "permit approved" headline, they'll never piece it together that they are working in concert.

[fairlycrazy23]

Well, lets see how the administration reacts to this suit.

[Deleted]

Of COURSE he knew they would sue. No way Obama would do anything good for the USA like open up drilling. This is his MO. When things get hot for him he throws out a bone, knowing it will come to nothing-- then puts the blame for the failure elsewhere....... it's what he does. We SEE you, Obama!!!!