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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar issued new rules for a six-month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, replacing an earlier one that courts had declared invalid. [...]

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The Obama administration heads to court on Thursday in a attempt to reinstate a six-month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling imposed in response to the BP oil spill that was blocked by a federal judge. [...]

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But it doesn't appear it will come, at least immediately, from the lifting of his administration's moratorium on deepwater oil drilling imposed in the [...]

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Muni-broadband boosters are cheering as North Carolina's state legislature drops a proposed moratorium on new government-backed, high-speed Internet projects in that state. But the smart money says this is just another round in an ongoing battle sure to resume early next year. [...]

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"The federal government has an entire agency dedicated to monitoring safe drilling. It shouldn't take them six months or longer for a new national commission to ensure safety measures are in place and their laws and regulations are being followed." said Gov Jindal. [...]

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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar issued revised rules on Monday for a six-month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, replacing an earlier one that had been declared invalid by federal courts. The revised moratorium would allow some drilling rigs to resume operating under certain conditions. [...]

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The Obama administration lost its bid Thursday to maintain a six-month moratorium on offshore deepwater drilling which a federal judge ordered to be lifted last month. [...]

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By Joe Raedle, Getty Images By Stephanie Armour, USA TODAY The Obama Administration on Tuesday rejected calls for a nationwide moratorium on foreclosures [...]

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Hofmeister offers an articulate, knowledgeable voice on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, deepwater moratorium consequences, and long-term national energy policies. A pro-industry advocate, Hofmeister?s pragmatic approach is a galvanizing platform for South Louisiana?s oil and gas sector. [...]

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There will be a rally in support of oil drilling and ending the moratorium for deepwater drilling for oil on the coast in Lafayette on July 21 at the Cajun Dome. Why do some people want to continue drilling when there is an oil spill disaster while others consider it vital for their future? [...]

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Tuscarora, NV (IDA) ? Yesterday, In Defense of Animals (IDA), an international animal protection and rescue organization, called for a summer moratorium of all roundups and is blasting the Department of Interior which, despite a federal lawsuit and legal appeal, began a controversial roundup of wild horses in Northeastern Nevada on July 10 which h [...]

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The new moratorium will last through Nov. 30. Unlike the last moratorium, which applied to waters of more than 500 feet, the new one applies to any [...]

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He also called the idea of a national foreclosure moratorium "unwise" and said it could hurt government-controlled mortgage companies Fannie Mae (FNMA) and [...]

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is issuing a new moratorium on deep-water offshore drilling and it's no longer based on water depth. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar made the announcement Monday, arguing that a pause is still needed to ensure that oil and gas companies implement safety measures to reduce risks - and are prepared to ha [...]

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he US government issued Monday a new moratorium on deepwater drilling until November 30 to ensure oil companies implement safety measures following the Gulf of Mexico disaster. [...]

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Although he said a moratorium and private litigation are "counterproductive" given the state's already fragile economy, McCollum requested that executives [...]

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel would not extend a construction moratorium in the West Bank past September and that he believed a peace agreement with the Palestinians could be reached within a year. [...]

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Washington (CNN) -- The Obama administration plans to lift the deepwater drilling moratorium that was put in place in the wake of the BP oil spill, [...]

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Calls for the impeachment of Federal Judge Martin Feldman are growing louder as outrage mounts over his June 22 decision to overturn President Obama's moratorium on deep-ocean oil well drilling [...]

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President Obama?s deep-water drilling moratorium has touched off a political war because it threatents the empires of two families at the heart of Louisian?s Republican oligarchy ? the Bollingers and the Choests. Bobby Jindal is fighting to protect the wealth of his biggest benefactors ? as well as his job. [...]

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The CEO of Oceaneering International Inc., a service provider for offshore drillers, said rigs will likely leave the Gulf because of the moratorium. [...]

Send by jadeneternal

A federal appeals court in New Orleans has rejected the U.S. government's effort to keep a six-month deepwater drilling moratorium in place. The moratorium was previously struck down by a lower court on June 22. [...]

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by Opinion Staff The Obama administration is right to oppose a nationwide moratorium on foreclosures in light of allegations of foreclosure fraud by some of [...]

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The economic damage from the BP Plc spill in the Gulf of Mexico will be dwarfed by the Obama administration's moratorium on deep-water drilling, the chief executive officer of a New Orleans business group said. [...]

Send by GKar975

While the EPA continues to feed its insatiable appetite for power and new regulations, it is killing American jobs in the process. From its neglect in the cleanup efforts of the oil spill devastating the fishing industry in New Orleans, to its fight for a six-month moratorium to be placed on drilling in the Gulf, people are now without jobs and can [...]