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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 it's 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, they're not supposed to have unilateral decision making power off drilling, say, off the gulf of mexico. they're supposed to consult with noaa first, to make sure noaa also thinks it's safe to drill in the gulf. they're required to get perm...

Oil spewing leak has been completed. right? it's not going to happen. there aren't 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 they're not doing it, they're not going to do it anymore. moratorium. whoa, it's on hold. and the agency just keeps doing it. and here's where it gets really good. listen to this. according to the "times," quote, despite being shown records that indicate otherwise, a spokeswoman for the minerals managem...

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 recommendations to president obama. until we have that review completed, the department of the interior an...