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Challenging The Drilling Ban In Shallow Waters
The drillers say there’s a big difference between BP’s Deepwater Horizon, drilling at 5000 feet, and the rigs they operate in water less than a thousand feet. (Photo courtesy of Jann CC-BY)
Some smaller companies want to keep drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Lester Graham reports… a group called the Shallow Water Energy Security Coalition says its members’ rigs are different than the BP operation that’s polluting the Gulf.
Mike Soraghan’s article from Greenwire
More on the moratorium from The National Journal
Producer: Lester Graham
Release Date: May 26, 2010
Running Time: :48