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Blue_In_AK

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27. Why, yes. Yes, he is.

Fri May 25, 2012, 11:42 PM

May 2012

And a lot of us aren't too happy about it. It's not a matter of if but when there will be a disaster up there. A blow-out under ice will be impossible to contain. Not to mention the fact that the nearest Coast Guard station is 1,000 miles away in Kodiak.

This is really a stupid idea.

And, of course, this is not even to mention the thousands of tons of Japanese debris that is already showing up on our coastlines with no federal plan in place to cope with it. It makes me sick.

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So the Obama administration is going to allow the Alaska wilderness to be destroyed. [View all] MadHound May 2012 OP

Drill Potus, drill. progressoid May 2012 #1

Can't we just seize the Saudi's oilfields instead? Baclava May 2012 #2

Wow bighart May 2012 #3

I'm sure they will have an Environmental Impact Statement bahrbearian May 2012 #4

Should be easy enough to get through the ice in the winter or I'm sure Autumn May 2012 #5

I just heard about this yesterday and I am disgusted. I guess Obama wants to be an Oil President as avaistheone1 May 2012 #6

For better or worse, oil is a big part of the US economy bhikkhu May 2012 #24

Without a home, without an environment conducive to life... SnoopDog May 2012 #26

Oil consumption is the primary problem. If this wasn't enough - bhikkhu May 2012 #30

Obama fan. Not happy.... BlancheSplanchnik May 2012 #7

This news on top of the news that Obama is negotiating another trade treaty JDPriestly May 2012 #8

The trouble is, once he is elected, he won't care. MadHound May 2012 #9

If our opinions mattered... Oilwellian May 2012 #14

Just who is responsible. The monster needs to be fed. Gregorian May 2012 #10

You need to stop being a "hater" and a "basher" and whatever other words my 11 yr old niece Dragonfli May 2012 #11

the bitterness is delicious... dionysus May 2012 #40

Color me surprised XemaSab May 2012 #12

45 days for us, hundreds of millions for them Maven May 2012 #13

I'm sure I'll soon be told this isn't true, and even if it was, it is somehow a good thing... KG May 2012 #15

Very disappointing. Kdillard May 2012 #16

Stupid and feckless beyond suicidal levels TheKentuckian May 2012 #17

What about alternative energy not oil? Rosa Luxemburg May 2012 #18

Every day. woo me with science May 2012 #19

Let's see.... 'clean coal', drill-baby-drill, let's license some more nukes... SnoopDog May 2012 #20

It must somehow make it different, under a Repug we would not feel so lonely opposing it Dragonfli May 2012 #22

Exploration in the Beaufort Sea has been given the go-ahead bhikkhu May 2012 #21

Hey, don't let some facts get in the way of this crew's FSogol May 2012 #25

It may be away from land wilderness areas, Blue_In_AK May 2012 #28

From the NYT article, MadHound May 2012 #32

Great, great...the OP sophistry is established by the phrase "it will be"... uponit7771 May 2012 #44

Umm hmm, sophistry when Obama is in the big seat, MadHound May 2012 #45

Another Republican issue stolen! What a master of the craft!!!!! Go Team!!!! Karmadillo May 2012 #23

Why, yes. Yes, he is. Blue_In_AK May 2012 #27

We follow this issue closely up here, of course. Blue_In_AK May 2012 #29

Depressing. n/t DLevine May 2012 #31

Did Obama run over your dog and not know it? Christ, get over it. RBInMaine May 2012 #33

No, but he is opening up sensitive environmental areas to destruction MadHound May 2012 #34

I hope this fails miserably lunatica May 2012 #35

I wouldn't count on that tawadi May 2012 #37

Bush III strikes again! Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel May 2012 #36

Anyone surprised at this needs to log off the internet before their stupidity does real life damage. flvegan May 2012 #38

+100000 woo me with science May 2012 #39

Why no MSM reports on this? Skip Intro May 2012 #41

Keep driving cars and complaining as loudly as you can. cliffordu May 2012 #42

First of all, you assume a lot about what I drive, and how I live my life. MadHound May 2012 #46

Are any environmental groups challenging this? LiberalAndProud May 2012 #43

November 6, 2012 MoonRiver May 2012 #47

I am EXTREMELY disappointed in this development, if it's true. Honeycombe8 May 2012 #48