Obama to Let 13 Oil Companies Drill Offshore With No Environmental Review

Photo: mikebaird , Flickr, CC If there was anything that Obama impressed upon the American public in the wake of the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig , it was that if offshore drilling was to continue, it must be safer and better scrutinized. A few months ago, the administration said that it would require every oil company seeking to drill to pass a strict environmental review before getting the go-ahead from the … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Obama to Let 13 Oil Companies Drill Offshore With No Environmental Review

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