
IPFS News Link • Environment
U.S. Officials Saw Drilling Ban Costing Jobs: Report
• ReutersThe Obama administration issued the initial moratorium in late May after the huge BP Plc oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The ban spurred opposition from oil companies and local lawmakers who said it would exact a heavy toll in jobs and hurt crude production in coming years.
1 Comments in Response to U.S. Officials Saw Drilling Ban Costing Jobs: Report
Makes one wonder what kinds of jobs the government is really concerned about saving, considering the number of domestic 'jobs' that have been sent abroad while executives lounge in there plush offices back in the US.