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Even without any deeper analysis. but there is some worrying reporting in "the new york times" today about the culture of the agency that make its seem like there is a bigger problem here, that there will still be trouble at the minerals management service no matter how many times you slice, dice and discipline it unless you make big changes. for starters, theyre not supposed to have unilateral decision making power off drilling, say, off the gulf of mexico. theyre supposed to consult with noaa ...

Oil spewing leak has been completed. right? its not going to happen. there arent going to be any new ones. according to the "times," the minerals management service, quote, has issued at least five final permits to new drilling projects in the gulf since last week. head of the department says theyre not doing it, theyre not going to do it anymore. moratorium. whoa, its on hold. and the agency just keeps doing it. and heres where it gets really good. listen to this. according to the "times," quot...

But after noaa warned them that continued drilling in the gulf was harming endangered marine mammals. last week in the midst of the crisis in the gulf and the growing questions about the safety of offshore drilling in general, the interior secretary, ken salazar, made an announcement about those apparently all too easy to get offshore drilling permits. >> as part of our ongoing efforts to deal with this situation, we also have assigned a team of people that are working hard to develop the recomm...