This story on Judge Martin Feldman’s overturning of the Obama offsfore drilling ban aired today on NPR’s "All Things Considered." The speakers are NPR reporter Robert Smith, Kate Gordon of the "liberal" think tank Center for American Progress, and Tulane law professor Ed Sherman. Smith: Judge Feldman gave the oil industry everything it wanted in the lawsuit. [...]
Watercooler – “Anyone With A Diversified Portfolio Is Going To Have Oil” |
| By: Jim Moss Wednesday June 23, 2010 7:00 pm |
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Watercooler – Judge Who Overturned Drilling Ban Has Deep Investments in Oil Industry |
| By: Jim Moss Tuesday June 22, 2010 7:00 pm |
According to Think Progress, Judge Martin Feldman had plenty of personal reasons to lift Obama’s six-month moratorium on offshore drilling:
Like many judges presiding in the Gulf region, Feldman owns lots of energy stocks, including Transocean, Halliburton, and two of BP’s largest U.S. private shareholders.
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