GULF OIL DISASTER
Spill commission asks Obama to consider action on drilling
"Former Sen. Bob Graham (D-Fla.), the [oil spill] commission co-chairman, told The Hill that commission members made the case to Obama that the administration has the authority to begin instituting a number of important safety measures.
Graham, who outlined items in the report that could be addressed through executive action, said Obama instructed his staff to "analyze" the areas in which the administration can move forward without action from Congress.
"He asked his staff to analyze what those areas of executive action were and said that he would take those under his advisement as to which ones to move forward on," Graham said..."
Oil Spill Commission: Report meaningless unless implemented
Agency would focus exclusively on safety in offshore oil drilling, production
"The Obama administration has announced the creation of an agency to focus exclusively on safety in offshore drilling and production, part of an ongoing effort to overhaul lax oversight that investigators said contributed to last year's Gulf of Mexico oil spill. [...]
Reforms last year divided the revenue arm of the agency from its leasing and oversight operations in the Interior Department. Now, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management drops its "regulation and enforcement," in title and in duty, and would focus on development of offshore energy resources. A newly created Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement would enforce health, safety and environmental regulations."
Bromwich: More emergency rules unlikely for drilling offshore
Drilling may not ever hit earlier levels
Regulator believes spill has lasting effect
ALASKA
Oil Spill Commission Says We Need to do More Research Before Drilling in Arctic Ocean
ALTERNATIVES TO OIL
