The Administration’s De Facto Moratorium on Shallow Water Energy Exploration
The Obama Administration has used the Deepwater Horizon disaster to achieve the radical goal of almost completely shutting down energy exploration in the Gulf of Mexico
The Obama Administration has used the Deepwater Horizon disaster to achieve the radical goal of almost completely shutting down energy exploration in the Gulf of Mexico. After the tragedy that cost the lives of 11 crewman, the Administration implemented a moratorium on drilling in deepwater. In theory, a stoppage to assess what went wrong seemed reasonable. But as actual events have shown, the moratorium in deepwater was, in reality, a moratorium in shallow waters as well.