Quick on the heels of an upbeat Department of the Interior Press Release came an equal-and-opposite reaction from the National Resources Defense Council. The commentary focused on a recently released Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement from DOI’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management that evaluates potential significant environmental effects of multiple geological and geophysical “G&G” activities in [...]
Archive for the ‘BOEMRE’ Category
18 Aug
More Trouble for “Polar Bear Guy”
Wildlife researcher Charles Monnett (or “Polar Bear Guy,” as my boss calls him) has had a pretty crappy couple of months, from what we can tell. In late July he was placed on administrative leave from his job at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), where he was researching – surprise! [...]
28 Jul
BOEMRE Recusals Show Substantial Agency-Industry Coziness
Some diligent FOIA handiwork by the Associated Press has dug up quantitative confirmation of the ties between the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Enforcement and Regulation (BOEMRE) – the federal agency that regulates offshore energy development – and the companies doing the developing. The AP obtained forms submitted by employees of BOEMRE requesting recusal from [...]
