Deepwater-Gate: Administration Modifies “Peer-Reviewed” Report After it was Reviewed by Scientists

Washington, DC -- In the days following the Gulf oil spill, President Obama requested that the Secretary of the Interior conduct a 30-day review of the offshore drilling program in the United States and issue a report with recommendations. This report was to be "peer reviewed" by a team of seven engineers recommended by the National Academy of Engineering. The team of engineers reviewed, approved and signed off on a version of the 30-day review that was presented to them by the Administration. However, after they signed their names to this document, a significant change was made -- a change that led to the 6-month suspension of deepwater exploratory drilling. Click HERE and HERE to view the section of the report that was changed after the scientists signed off on the report.