the moratorium. that a rally against that moratorium in humana, louisiana governor jindal calling it a rare instance of common sense from a federal official. bp's risky plans for drilling in alaska not even subject to that moratorium because of the fake island the company has built, a little more than a mound of gravel, even though it is three miles off the coast in the arctic ocean. as we first reported here monday, bp planning to drill two miles down, then six to eight miles sideways to reach what is believed to be a reservoir of oil under federal waters. the "new york times" reporting that federal regulators allowed bp to write their own environmental review for the project, said to be highly irregular, even for the minerals management service. horizontal drilling, the paper reporting, riskier, a., because it is new and untested, b., because gas kicks, and c., because it requires more powerful machinery, putting extra pressure on pipes and well