that has allowed some oil companies to bypass some critical environmental reviews. today we re announcing a new examination of the environmental procedures for oil and gas exploration and development. he says a new examination and closing loopholes. no matter your view, whether that there should be offshore drilling, people say they told these guys during the transition, and in the early weeks, this is an agency that routinely ignores the scientists, routinely has what the president called a cozy relationship with the industry. we re 16 months into the administration, you ve both been involved in new strigss, should they have a better sense of what s go on in their own government? yeah. i m as good a democrat as the next person. there was a 2007 i.g. report that was one of those devastating i.g. reports ever, and i this this agency we need to find out what happened to it, how it became an extension of these oil companies, but that s an interesting thing. congress needs to get
resource to stop the oil from coming ashore. over one million feet of barrier boom have been deployed to hold the oil back. hundreds of thousands of gallons of dispersant have helped to break up the oil, and about four million gallons of oily water have been recovered. 13,000 people have been mobilized to protect the shoreline and its wildlife as has the national guard. this week we also sent to congress legislation that would provide us with the additional resources to mitigate the damage caused by this spill. and i ask for prompt action on this legislation. now, it would help with clean-up efforts, it would provide unemployment assistance and job training to folks whose jobs are affected by this crisis, and it would help with the region s economic recovery. that s why this legislation s important. it would also help insure that companies like bp that are responsible for oil spills are the ones that pay for the harm
hello again, everyone. top of the hur in the cnn newsroom where anything can happen. here are today s biggest stories. bp will try yet another method to cap the gulf oil leak. experts say much more oil may be spewing from the well than bp actually admits. plus, the heart-wrenching story of this. waking up in the hospital with no arms or legs. going, what happened? what s going on here? and then he tells me, and his story will knock your socks off. wow. you re online right now and we are, as well. ines ferre is following the top stories trending on the internet as well. hi, fred. yeah, on cnn.com the most popular story right now, dr. phil weighing in on the video of the 7-year-old singing to bon i don t understand. and one of the most viewed right now is sarah palin saying that mama grizzlies will help republicans win this november.
today we re announcing a new examination of the environmental procedures for oil and gas exploration and development. as i ve said before, domestic oil drilling continues to be one part of an overall energy strategy that now includes more clean, renewable energy and energy efficiency than at any other time in our history. but it s absolutely essential that going forward we put in place every necessary safeguard of protection so that a tragedy like this oil spill does not happen again. this is a responsibility that all of us share. the oil companies share it, the manufactures of this equipment share it, the agencies and the federal government in charge of the oversight share that responsibility. i will not tolerate more finger pointing or irresponsibility. the people of the gulf coast need our help. they deserve nothing less than for us to stand up and do whatever is necessary to stop this spill, prevent further damage, and compensate all those who have been harmed already. that s our j
would impede the economic growth. well, as i just told ken, we are going to keep on going to do what needs to be done. so i ve asked secretary salazar to conduct a top to bottom reform of the minerals management service. this week he announced that the part of the agency which permits oil and gas drilling and collects royalties will be separated from the part of the agency in charge of inspecting the safety of oil rigs and platforms and enforcing the law. that way there s no conflict of interest, real or perceived. we also ordered immediate inspections of all deep water operations in the gulf of mexico and we ve announced that no permits for drilling newells will go forward until the 30-day safety and environmental review that i requested is completed. we re also closing the loophole that has allowed some oil companies to bypass some critical environmental reviews.