Incredible story; I would love to hear more.
Two favorites lines from the link:
Michael Bromwich, head of the revamped minerals management service in the Dept. of Interior, came to make a lunch speech about how the Obama Administration is really, really, double-pinkie-swear, pro-offshore drilling. He was not well received.
A couple of impressions come to mind. You could take every "green tech" expo and trade show in the country, with all of their solar-powered toasters and wind-driven dairy cow milking machines, and they'd all fit in a tiny corner of the exhibit hall here. If you want to see where the cutting edge of innovation and investment in energy (most of it totally unsubsidized) is taking place it is in oil and gas.
