Author Archives: Steve Maley

Six months have passed since the Transocean drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, contracted to BP, exploded in a catastrophic and spectacular blowout, ending the lives of eleven brave crew members. The Macondo well would continue to flow, essentially unabated, for the … Continue reading →

Link: Rep. Scalise (R-LA): Moratorium is now “Permitorium”. Sad but true. #rsrh Clipped from http://www.scalise.house.gov Scalise: Lifting of Moratorium is a Mirage “Permitorium” still exists with no end in sight “Today’s announcement does nothing to address the uncertainty that has … Continue reading →

Link: R.I.P. Benoît Mandelbrot. #rsrh

Link: R.I.P. Barbara Billingsley. #rsrh

Link: U.S. backs $1B loan to PEMEX for…offshore drilling! Mexico GOOD, U.S. BAD! #rsrh “Before deciding whether to approve applications for financing, Ex-Im Bank performs rigorous environmental, safety and financial due diligence activities, including on-site inspections. … After financing is … Continue reading →

Link: LA-02: #2 Dem endorses Cao (R) over Richmond (D), 3rd Dem to do so. #rsrh

Link: Landrieu still blocking OMB appointment; waiting on real progress on drill permits. #rsrh HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Mary joins those Wasciwy Wepubwicans in blocking Hope’n’Change!

What a scary world we live in. Who would have guessed that in the 21st century one of the world’s largest military powers, a nuclear state no less, would contemplate handing the reins of power to an untested neophyte? The … Continue reading →

Link: White House to lift deepwater drilling ban, de facto moratorium continues. #rsrh Significant new obstacles to permitting have been erected in both the deep and shallow water Gulf of Mexico, so it’s not like there will be a sudden … Continue reading →

Link: Meet Kim Jong Nam, N. Korea’s Fredo Corleone. #DPRK #rsrh Kim Jong Nam: I’m your older brother, Un, and I was stepped over!Kim Jong Un: That’s the way Dear Leader wanted it.Kim Jong Nam: It ain’t the way I … Continue reading →