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Lifting of drilling moratorium too risky, regulator warns

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:26:23 +0000

Lifting of drilling moratorium too risky, regulator warns
Industry has yet to demonstrate it can prevent deepwater blowouts or respond adequately, Bromwich says

Opponents of deepwater drilling moratorium find allies on presidential oil spill commission

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:22:09 +0000

Opponents of deepwater drilling moratorium find allies on presidential oil spill commission
‘It’s not clear for me why it should take so long,’ co-chairman says

Read more on New Orleans Times-Picayune

Gov’t Hopes New Drilling Moratorium Survives

admin — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:21:39 +0000

Gov’t Hopes New Drilling Moratorium Survives
Will Obama Admin.’s Latest Attempt to Suspend Offshore Oil Rigs Withstand Industry Pressure, Judge’s Ruling?

New containment cap lowered over crippled Gulf oil well

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:21:48 +0000

New containment cap lowered over crippled Gulf oil well
BP says it has placed a new containment cap on its crippled well in the Gulf of Mexico that’s been gushing oil since an explosion and fire April 20.

Northrop Grumman: Avondale Shipyard Will Close In 2013

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:22:14 +0000

Northrop Grumman: Avondale Shipyard Will Close In 2013
One day after Gov. Bobby Jindal said he worried the Avondale shipyard could close in the next two years, Northrop Grumman confirmed it plans to shut down operations there.

BP praying cap will end Gulf oil nightmare

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:23:51 +0000

BP praying cap will end Gulf oil nightmare
BP was poised Tuesday to test whether a huge cap can hold back crude flooding up from a well below the floor of the Gulf of Mexico, praying an end to the 13-week oil leak may be in sight.

Update: New offshore oil moratorium no longer focused on depth

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:24:20 +0000

Update: New offshore oil moratorium no longer focused on depth
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is issuing a new moratorium on deep-water offshore drilling and it’s no longer based on water depth.

Tar balls wash ashore in Texas

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:22:29 +0000

Tar balls wash ashore in Texas
TEXAS CITY, Texas – More than two months after oil from BP’s blown-out seafloor well first reached Louisiana, a bucket’s worth of tar balls that washed onto a pair of Texas beaches means the crude has arrived in every Gulf state.

La. senator seeks $1B a year for restoring Coast

admin — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:22:18 +0000

La. senator seeks $1B a year for restoring Coast
AP – Sen. Mary Landrieu is pushing for up to $1 billion a year to restore Louisiana’s battered and oily coastline.

Oil hits all Gulf states; Texas tar balls found

admin — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:25:13 +0000

Oil hits all Gulf states; Texas tar balls found
(AP:TEXAS CITY, Texas) A bucket’s worth of tar balls that hit a Texas beach means that crude oil has now washed up in every U.S. state on the Gulf of Mexico, more than two months after oil gushing from a blown-out well on the ocean floor first reached Louisiana.

Obama administration fights to keep deepwater drill ban

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:23:52 +0000

Obama administration fights to keep deepwater drill ban
The oil drilling industry goes head-to-head with the Obama administration in court on Thursday over the White House effort to suspend deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico for six months in the wake of the catastrophic BP Plc well blowout.

Legislation to extend federal flood insurance program is headed to Obama’s desk

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:21:40 +0000

Legislation to extend federal flood insurance program is headed to Obama’s desk
Legislation to extend the federal flood insurance program through Sept. 30 is headed to President Barack Obama for his expected signature. After weeks of delay, and political posturing, the Senate approved the extension Wednesday night by voice vote. “Thank God,”…

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La. Sen. Mary Landrieu seeks up to $1B a year for Gulf restoration, but White House mum

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:21:43 +0000

La. Sen. Mary Landrieu seeks up to $1B a year for Gulf restoration, but White House mum
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sen. Mary Landrieu is pushing for up to $1 billion a year to restore Louisiana ‘s battered and oily coastline.

UPDATE: Senate Agrees to Begin Debate On Small Business Tax Bill

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:23:53 +0000

UPDATE: Senate Agrees to Begin Debate On Small Business Tax Bill
UPDATE: Senate Agrees to Begin Debate On Small Business Tax Bill

Mabus to assess damage

admin — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:25:46 +0000

Mabus to assess damage
He begins his first visit to the Gulf Coast as head of the Gulf Coast Restoration Plan.

First thoughts: Petraeus and July 2011 in the spotlight

admin — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:23:04 +0000

First thoughts: Petraeus and July 2011 in the spotlight
Petraeus and (more importantly) that July 2011 date take center stage beginning today at 9:30 am ET… 30 minutes earlier in the Senate building next door, Kagan and the senators can’t read from a script from anymore; it’s question time… Senate Democrats face another tough clim …

Judge who killed drilling ban a hero in Louisiana

admin — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:21:34 +0000

Judge who killed drilling ban a hero in Louisiana
Along the troubled waters of the Gulf of Mexico , U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman has become a bit of a folk hero. He’s the Ronald Reagan appointee who overturned the Obama administration’s six-month ban on deepwater oil exploration, siding with oil service companies and the state of Louisiana, which argued that the moratorium — coming on the heels of the gusher in the Gulf — would …

Essence Fest helps sustain New Orleans amid spill

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:23:54 +0000

Essence Fest helps sustain New Orleans amid spill
For all the talk of the BP oil spill scaring tourists away from Louisiana and the beaches of Mississippi, Alabama and western Florida, one city in the region has stayed full of visitors since the crisis began.

Senate panels advance oil spill bill

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:26:40 +0000

Senate panels advance oil spill bill
Congress began advancing legislation Wednesday that imposes new safeguards on offshore oil drilling in hopes of preventing a repeat of the devastating spill that has brought environmental and economic havoc to the Gulf coast.

SBA declines 70 percent of Louisiana businesses applying for oil spill loans, state complains

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:28:06 +0000

SBA declines 70 percent of Louisiana businesses applying for oil spill loans, state complains
State asks SBA to follow precedent it used in Exxon Valdez spill

Read more on New Orleans Times-Picayune

Drilling ban is overturned by court in La.

admin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:28:37 +0000

Drilling ban is overturned by court in La.
A federal judge undercut a central part of the administration’s response to the Gulf oil spill with the ruling. Read more…

Law Would Offer Government PCs to Small Businesses

admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:25:04 +0000

Law Would Offer Government PCs to Small Businesses
Two U.S. senators introduced a bill aimed at helping small businesses access broadband services. Small business – Personal computer – Business – Business and Economy – Internet service provider

Judge to rule on deep-water drilling moratorium

admin — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 22:28:53 +0000

Judge to rule on deep-water drilling moratorium
The oil industry and Louisiana officials support a lawsuit challenging the restrictions, saying they will cause more economic pain for gulf states already reeling from the spill fallout. Inside New Orleans’ federal courthouse Monday, a judge was deliberating the points of law that could determine the fate of the Obama administration’s six-month moratorium on deep-water drilling .

Oil firms challenge U.S. deepwater drilling ban

admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:21:23 +0000

Oil firms challenge U.S. deepwater drilling ban
Oil services companies went to court on Monday seeking to overturn President Barack Obama’s six-month ban on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico after the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

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U.S. Senators call for Barack Obama to bring in Navy to battle oil spill

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:25:12 +0000

U.S. Senators call for Barack Obama to bring in Navy to battle oil spill
Two senators wrote a letter to President Barack Obama on Sunday arguing it’s time to bring in the Navy to attack the two-month-old Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Susan Poag / The Times-Picayune archiveRep. Anh ‘Joseph’ Cao, R-New Orleans, proposed a…

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Undercurrent of Gulf oil crisis is comparison to Hurricane Katrina

admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:27:17 +0000

Undercurrent of Gulf oil crisis is comparison to Hurricane Katrina
WASHINGTON Sen. Mary Landrieu felt an ugly sense of deja vu. Her home state, Louisiana, was experiencing a catastrophe and the president was slowly and clumsily responding.

Street musicians in Quarter asked to tone it down

admin — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:21:40 +0000

Street musicians in Quarter asked to tone it down
NEW ORLENS - A favorite attraction or blatant violation? When it comes to music in the French Quarter, the answer all depends on whom you ask. In the midst of the oil disaster dealing a serious blow to New Orleans tourism, some are worried little known ordinances could hurt the city’s ambiance even more. The physical charm of the French Quarter often feels empty without that famed soundtrack …

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Factbox: Lawmakers’ reaction to Obama speech

admin — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:28:14 +0000

Factbox: Lawmakers’ reaction to Obama speech
President Barack Obama on Tuesday laid out a plan to “battle” BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as he sought to assure American he is in command of the crisis.

Lift the deepwater moratorium

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:21:42 +0000

Lift the deepwater moratorium
Lafayette leaders are mobilizing against the sixth-month moratorium on deepwater drilling, which is among President Barack Obama’s responses to the BP Deepwater Horizon spill. Before the president addressed the nation Tuesday, the City-Parish Council was considering a resolution against the moratorium. The Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce has revived its Energy Division and hopes to bring …

Read more on The Lafayette Daily Advertiser

2 new La. federal judges confirmed

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:25:04 +0000

2 new La. federal judges confirmed
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Louisiana has two new federal district judges. The U.S. Senate late Monday confirmed Brian Jackson to a U.S. District Court post in the Baton Rouge-based Middle District.

Landrieu: Drilling moratorium causes economic harm

admin — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:21:18 +0000

Landrieu: Drilling moratorium causes economic harm
Associated Press – June 10, 2010 8:05 AM ET NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Despite the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu is reiterating her call to end the Obama…

NOIA Member Companies Feel Impacts of Drilling Moratorium, Applauds Landrieu’s Efforts to Save Jobs

admin — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:21:50 +0000

NOIA Member Companies Feel Impacts of Drilling Moratorium, Applauds Landrieu’s Efforts to Save Jobs
WASHINGTON—-The decision to halt deep water exploration activity and the uncertain status of shallow water operations in the Gulf of Mexico is already having profound impacts on the offshore energy industry, and these impacts will only worsen the longer the pause continues.

Carl Pope: A Victory for Common Sense

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:23:16 +0000

Carl Pope: A Victory for Common Sense
Washington, D.C. — To paraphrase then Senator Barack Obama’s famous speech to the Democratic National Convention: In blue states, we go to work in the…

U.S. Democrats Split in Senate Vote on Agency’s Carbon Rules

admin — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:21:17 +0000

U.S. Democrats Split in Senate Vote on Agency’s Carbon Rules
June 11 (Bloomberg) — Senate Republicans failed to block the Obama administration from using existing law to regulate greenhouse gases, although they won enough votes to damage Democratic hopes of passing a bigger pollution-reduction plan this year.

Political Wisdom: Nikki Haley and Those Other New Faces of 2010

admin — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:22:48 +0000

Political Wisdom: Nikki Haley and Those Other New Faces of 2010
A wild and wooly election year is bring all sorts of intriguing new faces to the fore, and giving new life to some old ones.

US Coast Guard Adm. Allen In Hot Seat On Oil Spill

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:24:01 +0000

US Coast Guard Adm. Allen In Hot Seat On Oil Spill
The Oil Spoiling The Teeming Marshes And White-sand Beaches Of The Gulf Coast Is Also Threatening The Pristine Image Of The Burly, Take-charge Leader Who Has Become The U S…

Nell Nolan Social Scene: Making the rounds

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:28:38 +0000

Nell Nolan Social Scene: Making the rounds
Pictures from parties in and around New Orleans.

Read more on New Orleans Times-Picayune

Regulatory delays could take heavy toll on shallow-water drilling

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:36:31 +0000

Regulatory delays could take heavy toll on shallow-water drilling
The 49 jack-up rigs in the Gulf of Mexico have 100 workers apiece

Read more on New Orleans Times-Picayune

James O’Keefe Is ‘Creating A Movement Of Investigative Journalists Across The Country’

admin — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:27:38 +0000

James O’Keefe Is ‘Creating A Movement Of Investigative Journalists Across The Country’
James O’Keefe is back. O’Keefe, who made a name for himself when he filmed ACORN workers and edited the footage to utterly damning results last year, returned this morning to Good Morning America accompanied by stalwart supporter (partner in crime?) Andrew Breitbart .

Congress Prepares Bill to Remove BP Liability Limit (Update1)

admin — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:29:13 +0000

Congress Prepares Bill to Remove BP Liability Limit (Update1)
June 3 (Bloomberg) — U.S. House Democrats, responding to the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, are preparing legislation to eliminate the $75 million cap on damages that large companies must pay over oil spills and tighten regulation of the industry, Democratic aides said.

News Americas

admin — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:02:00 +0000

News Americas
Oil giant BP has announced yet another plan to contain the oil gushing out of its well in the Gulf of Mexico, a day after its “top kill” manoeuvre to plug the leak failed.

Louisiana will reapply to education grant program

admin — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 22:22:47 +0000

Louisiana will reapply to education grant program
State could get millions in funding

Read more on New Orleans Times-Picayune

Senate confirms Finley as new U.S. Attorney for Western District

admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:33:06 +0000

Senate confirms Finley as new U.S. Attorney for Western District
The Senate, late last night, confirmed Stephanie Finley as U.S. Attorney for Louisiana’s Western District, according to Sen. Mary Landrieu’s office.

Read more on The Lafayette Daily Advertiser

Barack Obama and BP Warn of Risks in Oil Spill ‘Open Heart Surgery’

admin — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:54:02 +0000

Barack Obama and BP Warn of Risks in Oil Spill ‘Open Heart Surgery’
by Andrew Clark in New York, Graeme Wearden Under immense pressure to plug its catastrophic American oil leak, BP is preparing for a hazardous last-ditch salvage operation that risks making the gush of crude into the Gulf of Mexico even heavier if its robotic submarines fail in an inch-perfect exercise to cut through a broken pipe a mile beneath the ocean’s surface. After the failure of a “top …

BP, Obama face clamor to halt oil spill “crime”

admin — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:29:59 +0000

BP, Obama face clamor to halt oil spill “crime”
VENICE, La., May 30 (Reuters) US lawmakers and the American public clamored today for BP and the Obama administration to do more to save the US Gulf Coast from an out-of-control oil spill that one congressman called an ”environmental crime”.

BP, Obama beset by growing Gulf spill frustration

admin — Mon, 31 May 2010 22:24:07 +0000

BP, Obama beset by growing Gulf spill frustration
VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers and local residents clamoured on Sunday for BP and the Obama administration to do more to save the Gulf Coast from an out-of-control oil spill that has become the biggest environmental catastrophe in the country’s history.

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Surge of anger as BP struggles to plug leak

admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 22:31:55 +0000

Surge of anger as BP struggles to plug leak
US lawmakers and the American public are clamouring for BP and the Obama administration to do more to save the US Gulf Coast from an out-of-control oil spill that one congressman called an “environmental crime”.

Four get probation, fines for falsely entering senator’s office

admin — Sat, 29 May 2010 22:42:10 +0000

Four get probation, fines for falsely entering senator’s office
(CNN) – Conservative videographer James O’Keefe and three co-defendants pleaded guilty Wednesday entering federal property under false pretenses for a January incident in which they tried to tamper with the phone system in the New Orleans office of Sen. Mary Landrieu. O’Keefe, 25, and co-defendants Joseph Basel, 24, Robert Flanagan, 24, and Stan Dai, 25, [...]

Phone Tampering Activist Pleads Guilty

admin — Fri, 28 May 2010 22:24:29 +0000

Phone Tampering Activist Pleads Guilty
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Four conservative activists accused of trying to tamper with the phones in Sen. Mary Landrieu’s office pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of entering federal property under false pretenses. James O’Keefe, 25, famous for wearing a pimp costume in a video that embarrassed the ACORN community organizing group, received the heaviest sentence from Magistrate Daniel Knowles III …

Women In Politics » Mary Landrieu

Lifting of drilling moratorium too risky, regulator warns

Opponents of deepwater drilling moratorium find allies on presidential oil spill commission

More cops charged in post-Katrina bridge shootings

Gov’t Hopes New Drilling Moratorium Survives

New containment cap lowered over crippled Gulf oil well

Northrop Grumman: Avondale Shipyard Will Close In 2013

BP praying cap will end Gulf oil nightmare

Update: New offshore oil moratorium no longer focused on depth

Tar balls wash ashore in Texas

La. senator seeks $1B a year for restoring Coast

Oil hits all Gulf states; Texas tar balls found

Obama administration fights to keep deepwater drill ban

Legislation to extend federal flood insurance program is headed to Obama’s desk

La. Sen. Mary Landrieu seeks up to $1B a year for Gulf restoration, but White House mum

UPDATE: Senate Agrees to Begin Debate On Small Business Tax Bill

Mabus to assess damage

First thoughts: Petraeus and July 2011 in the spotlight

Judge who killed drilling ban a hero in Louisiana

Essence Fest helps sustain New Orleans amid spill

Senate panels advance oil spill bill

SBA declines 70 percent of Louisiana businesses applying for oil spill loans, state complains

Drilling ban is overturned by court in La.

Law Would Offer Government PCs to Small Businesses

Judge to rule on deep-water drilling moratorium

Oil firms challenge U.S. deepwater drilling ban

U.S. Senators call for Barack Obama to bring in Navy to battle oil spill

Undercurrent of Gulf oil crisis is comparison to Hurricane Katrina

Street musicians in Quarter asked to tone it down

Factbox: Lawmakers’ reaction to Obama speech

Lift the deepwater moratorium

2 new La. federal judges confirmed

Landrieu: Drilling moratorium causes economic harm

NOIA Member Companies Feel Impacts of Drilling Moratorium, Applauds Landrieu’s Efforts to Save Jobs

Carl Pope: A Victory for Common Sense

U.S. Democrats Split in Senate Vote on Agency’s Carbon Rules

Political Wisdom: Nikki Haley and Those Other New Faces of 2010

US Coast Guard Adm. Allen In Hot Seat On Oil Spill

Nell Nolan Social Scene: Making the rounds

Regulatory delays could take heavy toll on shallow-water drilling

James O’Keefe Is ‘Creating A Movement Of Investigative Journalists Across The Country’

Congress Prepares Bill to Remove BP Liability Limit (Update1)

News Americas

Louisiana will reapply to education grant program

Senate confirms Finley as new U.S. Attorney for Western District

Barack Obama and BP Warn of Risks in Oil Spill ‘Open Heart Surgery’

BP, Obama face clamor to halt oil spill “crime”

BP, Obama beset by growing Gulf spill frustration

Surge of anger as BP struggles to plug leak

Four get probation, fines for falsely entering senator’s office

Phone Tampering Activist Pleads Guilty