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The oil flowing out of a well head into the Gulf of Mexico after a rig erupted and sank last week likely complicates efforts to pass a sweeping climate change bill this year, says the New York Times.
NYT's John Broder reports that, “The loss of life and the looming ecological catastrophe…have piled political complications onto the push for energy and climate change legislation here, officials and interest groups say.”
As even not-so-faithful readers of E2 Wire can attest, the legislation’s call to expand offshore drilling is seen as carrot to attract support from the center. But expanding access in the outer continental shelf also may cost some support among Democrats.
“I have been an advocate of climate change legislation, but I’m going to have a real problem if we have drilling as I’ve heard it,” Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) told the NYT.
* Coast Guard considers controlled burns to ease threat from oil spill
Officials meanwhile are considering setting fire to the giant oil slick in hopes of minimizing the environmental damage.
<span style="font-weight: bold">The slick has grown to the size of Jamaica, reports the Wall Street Journal, and as of yesterday was about 20 miles off the coast of Louisiana.</span>
Burning the oil isn’t “an optimal solution,” because it creates an air pollution problem. But officials contend it’s better than allowing the oil to hit the beaches and marshes that line the Gulf Coast, which will likely happen by this weekend if weather patterns hold, the WSJ reports.
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NYT's John Broder reports that, “The loss of life and the looming ecological catastrophe…have piled political complications onto the push for energy and climate change legislation here, officials and interest groups say.”
As even not-so-faithful readers of E2 Wire can attest, the legislation’s call to expand offshore drilling is seen as carrot to attract support from the center. But expanding access in the outer continental shelf also may cost some support among Democrats.
“I have been an advocate of climate change legislation, but I’m going to have a real problem if we have drilling as I’ve heard it,” Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) told the NYT.
* Coast Guard considers controlled burns to ease threat from oil spill
Officials meanwhile are considering setting fire to the giant oil slick in hopes of minimizing the environmental damage.
<span style="font-weight: bold">The slick has grown to the size of Jamaica, reports the Wall Street Journal, and as of yesterday was about 20 miles off the coast of Louisiana.</span>
Burning the oil isn’t “an optimal solution,” because it creates an air pollution problem. But officials contend it’s better than allowing the oil to hit the beaches and marshes that line the Gulf Coast, which will likely happen by this weekend if weather patterns hold, the WSJ reports.
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... NOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! wait deh.. 
YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! 
r pretend seh it naw contribute to di damage.... 
an it a guh get worse, anyting fi jack up de price an fi wi gyas naah nuttin fi duh wid it.
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