tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post179037612630493815..comments2023-09-28T08:13:11.489-07:00Comments on Only In It For The Gold: Off Off ShoreMichael Tobishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-66434254423470665192010-05-25T10:09:58.471-07:002010-05-25T10:09:58.471-07:00Worth reading -- down in the middle of the docume...Worth reading -- down in the middle of the document -- according to this the Deepwater Horizon was among the oil rigs registered under a flag of convenience to avoid most of the inspection and regulation by the US, and the US regulation was barely more than keeping lists of things people should do but without any verification or penalty.<br /><br />http://swampwoman.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/no-wonder-the-rig-explosion-survivors-were-taken-to-that-hotel-in-kenner/Hank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-20462818542560185002010-05-21T09:51:53.515-07:002010-05-21T09:51:53.515-07:00I hate to link to HuffPo, but this history is wort...I hate to link to HuffPo, but this history is worth knowing; the Law of the Sea was boosted enormously by a fiction in a CIA cover story:<br /> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-helvarg/the-cia-and-the-sea_b_467834.htmlHank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-85223082791666069452010-05-21T09:14:50.395-07:002010-05-21T09:14:50.395-07:00The Law of the Sea Treaty is recognized internatio...The Law of the Sea Treaty is recognized international law. And it has some stipulations regarding "benefit to all nations" or something along those lines that various libertarian types have long complained have stymied active exploration and utilization of international sea-bed minerals. Skeptics suggest there may not be much good stuff out there. Either way, from some perspectives the lack of exploitation so far is a good thing...Arthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06249922708053689717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-52381410632621668452010-05-21T09:13:33.860-07:002010-05-21T09:13:33.860-07:00http://transportation.house.gov/hearings/hearingDe...http://transportation.house.gov/hearings/hearingDetail.aspx?NewsID=801Orne Batmagoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00831749517308322632noreply@blogger.com