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Government would appreciate you please getting your stuff together. they are going to keep giving out permits for drilling rigs that only meet the old lax standards. the tougher standards for the equipment that failed in the bp disaster are coming, but drilling starts again in the meantime. so given what we found so far in our reporting on this, i am really happy the ap ran their own big long story on this today. i am hoping this will goose some more big time print coverage of drilling safety after the bp disaster. particularly with the anniversary of the bp rig explosion coming up next week.

The tougher standards for the equipment that failed in the bp disaster are coming, but drilling starts again in the meantime. so given what we found so far in our reporting on this, i am really happy the ap ran their own big long story on this today. i am hoping this will goose some more big time print coverage of drilling safety after the bp disaster. particularly with the anniversary of the bp rig explosion coming up next week.

17 days of this is ok. but they are after the government would appreciate you please getting your stuff together. are too lax and they are going to tighten them up but until then they are going to keep handing out permits. the tougher standards for the equipment that failed in the bp disaster are coming but drilling starts in the meantime. so given what we found so far in our reporting on this, i really am happy the a.p. ran their own big long story on this today, seriously, no snark i am hoping this is going to goose more big time print coverage of drilling safety after the bp disaster partic...

It shows that there are a lot of concerns that we have a lot to learn still about drilling safety and the offshore drilling industry as a whole. it is not something we don't believe that should stop offshore drilling and, in fact, as you well know, the country demands the oil that we produce from the gulf of mexico. so that's not going to happen. but it shows that some investigation and study are needed so that these blowout preventers do work as they're supposed to. >> how much do you think the idea of the blowout preventer, for people who live in the region where drilling is happening, how m...

New report is about the blowout preventers. >> it is important, rachel. it shows that there are a lot of concerns that we have a lot to learn still about drilling safety and the offshore drilling industry as a whole. it is not something we don't believe that should stop offshore drilling and, in fact, as you well know, the country demands the oil that we produce from the gulf of mexico. so that's not going to happen. but it shows that some investigation and study are needed so that these blowout preventers do work as they're supposed to. >> how much do you think the idea of the blowout prevent...