Gulf’s Biggest Threat: BP or Obama?
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
The oil spill that followed the explosion at the Deepwater Horizon platform in the Gulf of Mexico will plague the regional environment for years, even decades, to come with devastating effects on the regional economy that will be felt across the nation. The ongoing destruction from the leak, the endless investigations, allegations and law suites will fill headlines indefinitely and emerge again as some argue for greater government regulation while others use it as another example of how dismal government regulators are at the task with which they are charged. While there are a multitude of looming questions, some of which may never be answered, it is quite clear that a string of terrible decisions began with the inception of drilling, continued through the government response, and go on day after day with no end in sight. (more…)