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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Gulfs in our Energy Security, and the Louisiana Oil Blowout
In the wake of the April oil well blowout off the coast of Louisiana, policy-makers are rethinking the issue of off-shore drilling. Clearly the last decade’s neglect of safety rules by federal regulators needs to come to an end. But what larger implications should we draw for domestic oil drilling?
The tension has long been between [...] Continue reading