Monthly Archives: August 2010

Link: More proof that journos are numerically challenged @dailybeast: http://bit.ly/cB8Pvd #rsrh Billion gallons, million barrels … hell, I don’t know but it was 5 of something really BIG!

Link: Interior to allow some shallow water projects to proceed. #rsrh In a nutshell, Shelf projects can still fall under “categorical exclusions” if there are no unusual environmental risk factors. Operators must comply with more rigorous requirements for their Oil … Continue reading →

Virtually the entire environmental community showed a blatant disregard for the science and the facts, leading to an overblown forecast of the impact of the BP oil spill on the Gulf Coast. All the observable factors which would serve to … Continue reading →

On one hand, Mr. Obama, the “Worst Oil Spill in History” theme serves your Administration well as a pretext for eviscerating the offshore petroleum industry, an industry that, until this spring, was relatively healthy despite the recession. By doing so, … Continue reading →

Link: Kill the well! Bash it’s head! Do it in! #rsrh I agree completely. Having drilled the relief well, BP should perform the bottom kill.

Link: TX Att’y General sues Feds over Deepwater drilling moratorium. #rsrh “The Texas attorney general sued the Obama administration on Wednesday over its new deepwater offshore drilling moratorium, claiming that it is unjustified and that federal officials did not contact … Continue reading →

Link: Despite NOAA forecast, tropical cyclone activity at 30 year low. #rsrh Al Gore may find this truth to be inconvenient, but global cyclone energy is just not what it used to be, say around 2005. When a scientist makes … Continue reading →

Link: Rep. Markey (D-MA) suggests CC deniers start their own country on new ice island. #rsrh Well, that’s one way to achieve consensus.

Link: Who would’ve thought that *competitive sauna* was a bad idea? R.I.P., Vladimir Ladyzhensky. You’ll always be a champion in my book. Mr. Ladyzhensky’s passing leaves Vladimir Guerrero the athletic world’s #1 Vladimir.

Link: Luddite victory in NY as Senate bans hydraulic fracturing. #rsrh Maybe they should also ban the importation into the state of natural gas that is the result of hydrofracking. That’ll show ‘em. What a bunch of idiots. Don’t whine … Continue reading →