<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Congress looks set to let offshore and oil shale moratoriums expire]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by josullivan58 http://www.grist.org/article/you-know-the-drill2/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:04:17 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/you-know-the-drill2/1 Lawyer up

Enviros can and must tie up offshore drilling in the courts. There is a laundry list of things the government must do just to consider opening up offshore areas, and each of these steps can be opposed in court. This will make any claims to drill premature and invalid.

Nothing will happen now, and well into the next presidency. Obama will oppose drilling, McCain won't. Worst case is if McCain wins. All hope will then be in the courts, but if McCain gets re-elected then its over.

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Enviros can and must tie up offshore drilling in the courts. There is a laundry list of things the government must do just to consider opening up offshore areas, and each of these steps can be opposed in court. This will make any claims to drill premature and invalid.

Nothing will happen now, and well into the next presidency. Obama will oppose drilling, McCain won't. Worst case is if McCain wins. All hope will then be in the courts, but if McCain gets re-elected then its over.

]]> Comment #2 by MClemens http://www.grist.org/article/you-know-the-drill2/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:01:04 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/you-know-the-drill2/2 Not over yet

I wouldn't concede the war over drilling domestically if/when McPalin gets into office. There's an awful lot of regulation-making that has to get taken care of and the enviros I'm sure are going to keep the most sensitive areas locked up in the courts for a while. I'm not well versed on the issue but surely there will have to be extensive environmental impact studies and reports to make before anything can go forward. Yes, a McPalin administration will expedite it as much as possible (think Bush stripping the scientists out of ESA decisions) but I'm hopeful there will be plenty of opportunity to keep up the good fight. Then again, maybe we will Obama in there and actually have a chance at getting some serious renewable energy development on the ground.

MClemens

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I wouldn't concede the war over drilling domestically if/when McPalin gets into office. There's an awful lot of regulation-making that has to get taken care of and the enviros I'm sure are going to keep the most sensitive areas locked up in the courts for a while. I'm not well versed on the issue but surely there will have to be extensive environmental impact studies and reports to make before anything can go forward. Yes, a McPalin administration will expedite it as much as possible (think Bush stripping the scientists out of ESA decisions) but I'm hopeful there will be plenty of opportunity to keep up the good fight. Then again, maybe we will Obama in there and actually have a chance at getting some serious renewable energy development on the ground.

MClemens

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