Dear President Obama and Secretary Salazar:
I am writing to express my grave concerns regarding the severe economic impact of a six-month (or longer) suspension of activity at 33 previously permitted deepwater drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, including and in particular the 22 deepwater drilling rigs currently in operation off the Louisiana coast.
Already, Louisiana has suffered severe negative economic and ecological impacts from the BP oil spill. Our seafood industry is experiencing huge economic losses that have only been partially mitigated by a frustratingly slow and inadequate BP claims process. Moreover, our precious wetlands are suffering incalculable, permanent damages, while our tourism industry faces escalating losses.
During one of the most challenging economic periods in decades, the last thing we need is to enact public policies that will certainly destroy thousands of existing jobs while preventing the creation of thousands more.
The Louisiana Department of Economic Development estimates that the active drilling suspension alone will result in a loss of 3,000 to 6,000 Louisiana jobs in the next 2-3 weeks and potentially over 10,000 Louisiana jobs within a few months. If the suspension of active drilling activity continues for an extended period, LED estimates that our state risks losing more than 20,000 existing and potential new Louisiana jobs in the next 12-18 months.
Obviously these losses would come on top of those already generated by the spill and its related effects. Moreover, the announced moratorium of deepwater drilling activity creates a significant risk that many of these drilling platforms would be relocated to other countries -- along with the hundreds of high-paying jobs that they each create.
Additionally, I fully understand the need for strict oversight of deepwater drilling. However, I would ask that the federal government move quickly to ensure that all deepwater drilling is in proper compliance with federal regulation and is conducted safely so that energy production and more importantly, thousands of jobs, are not in limbo.
Thank you in advance for your swift consideration of this request.
Sincerely,
Governor Bobby Jindal
Radical environmentalists: you are damaging the planet with your efforts to lock up safer drilling areas. There’s nothing clean and green about your misguided, nonsensical radicalism, and Americans are on to you as we question your true motives.
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ugh - these people - they give me a headache in my eye
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oo000oo Grayson is taking a winger to the woodhouse.
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Wow. Just .... wow. Ya know, frankly he could make the case that he is CREATING jobs by all the cleanup that needs to happen. Sort of lemonade out of lemons situation, but really..... For FUCKS SAKE!!
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oo000oo Grayson is taking a winger to the woodhouse.
woodshed is what I meant to say...
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Yes actually-- Until Bush is held accountable for ANYTHING -- YES Obama gets a pass RW Mothafucker.
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Yes actually-- Until Bush is held accountable for ANYTHING -- YES Obama gets a pass RW Mothafucker.
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I have to say in respoonse to the RWLM who called asking "Who uses ethanol in their car?"
*ahem* Me-me-me-me-meeeee...
I DO, YOU DOLT!!!
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I have to say in respoonse to the RWLM who called asking "Who uses ethanol in their car?"
*ahem* Me-me-me-me-meeeee...
I DO, YOU DOLT!!!
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We're dogsitting the neighbor's Corgie. His name is Quincy. He's here trying to get settled in and is now growling at the Sassy commercials!!!
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Wow. Just .... wow. Ya know, frankly he could make the case that he is CREATING jobs by all the cleanup that needs to happen. Sort of lemonade out of lemons situation, but really..... For FUCKS SAKE!!
I know!
Poor poor oil companies.
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Wow. Just .... wow. Ya know, frankly he could make the case that he is CREATING jobs by all the cleanup that needs to happen. Sort of lemonade out of lemons situation, but really..... For FUCKS SAKE!!
I know!
Poor poor oil companies.
not like those Luckie Duckies living on the gulf Coast who can get their oil for free now. They just have to go dip it out of the water! Perhaps the oil companies can find a way to charge them for that.
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We're dogsitting the neighbor's Corgie. His name is Quincy. He's here trying to get settled in and is now growling at the Sassy commercials!!!
He doesn't like Sassy's politics
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Wow. Just .... wow. Ya know, frankly he could make the case that he is CREATING jobs by all the cleanup that needs to happen. Sort of lemonade out of lemons situation, but really..... For FUCKS SAKE!!
I know!
Poor poor oil companies.
not like those Luckie Duckies living on the gulf Coast who can get their oil for free now. They just have to go dip it out of the water! Perhaps the oil companies can find a way to charge them for that.
Speaking of Lucky Ducky
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Of course, on the other hand now that the pipe is cut off and it's just wide open it's spewing a whole crapload more, for the moment.
C'mon., Extreme Greenies-who-lock-up-our-lands
Character not developd n ease&quiet;its thru experience of trial&suffering the soul's strengthened,ambition inspired,success achieved-Keller
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really?And also and such:C'mon., Extreme Greenies-who-lock-up-our-landsCharacter not developd n ease&quiet;its thru experience of trial&suffering the soul's strengthened,ambition inspired,success achieved-Keller
A prolific author, Keller was well traveled, and was outspoken in her opposition to war. A member of the Socialist Party USA and the Wobblies, she campaigned for women's suffrage, workers' rights and socialism, as well as many other leftist causes.
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really?And also and such:C'mon., Extreme Greenies-who-lock-up-our-landsCharacter not developd n ease&quiet;its thru experience of trial&suffering the soul's strengthened,ambition inspired,success achieved-Keller
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really?And also and such:C'mon., Extreme Greenies-who-lock-up-our-landsCharacter not developd n ease&quiet;its thru experience of trial&suffering the soul's strengthened,ambition inspired,success achieved-Keller
OK, two points:
1) When did Dr. Bronner get reincarnated as a half-term Twitwit?
2) Hellen Keller? HELLEN KELLER? This Helen Keller?A prolific author, Keller was well traveled, and was outspoken in her opposition to war. A member of the Socialist Party USA and the Wobblies, she campaigned for women's suffrage, workers' rights and socialism, as well as many other leftist causes.
Methinks La Palin may want to do some fancy book readin' if she wants to avoid quotin' socialests and such, youbetchaalsotoo.
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really?And also and such:C'mon., Extreme Greenies-who-lock-up-our-landsCharacter not developd n ease&quiet;its thru experience of trial&suffering the soul's strengthened,ambition inspired,success achieved-Keller
OK, two points:
1) When did Dr. Bronner get reincarnated as a half-term Twitwit?
2) Hellen Keller? HELLEN KELLER? This Helen Keller?A prolific author, Keller was well traveled, and was outspoken in her opposition to war. A member of the Socialist Party USA and the Wobblies, she campaigned for women's suffrage, workers' rights and socialism, as well as many other leftist causes.
Methinks La Palin may want to do some fancy book readin' if she wants to avoid quotin' socialests and such, youbetchaalsotoo.
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Aww Damn.
Rue McClanahan has left.
I just loved her as Blanche.
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you know I think that was one of the first things my half brother told me - I think I was more surprised that he just told me when I hadn't ever asked about his love life
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Aww Damn.
Rue McClanahan has left.
I just loved her as Blanche.
Dixie Carter and now Rue. They don't make them like that in the South anymore...
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I didn't realize Chely Wright was so funny - I may have to pick up a couple of her other cd's
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you know I think that was one of the first things my half brother told me - I think I was more surprised that he just told me when I hadn't ever asked about his love life
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I didn't realize Chely Wright was so funny - I may have to pick up a couple of her other cd's
She is wonderful. I may do the same. Smart, Funny and dammit, I want to support her.
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Good morning everyone. My schedule seems to make it almost make it impossible to wake up in the morning. It looks like I missed some good stuff on the show today.
Mala, I never got your review on the new Doctor. I am still shaking my fist at Cablevision for not carrying BBC America.