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Sarah Palin may be on to something. In a recent Facebook post, she blames the extreme environmentalists for causing the BP Oil Rig disaster by forcing oil companies to drill off shore by heavily regulating on-shore drilling. If safe, above ground rigs were options for oil companies, we wouldn’t be as dependent on risky off-shore endeavors, she argues.

On-land drilling is much less invasive and much more controllable. With the BP oil spill a mile below water, stopping the leak will take months—possible till August. Such a leak … Continue Reading

It seems all the news has covered over the past few weeks is the oil spill and the Supreme Court nomination.  We wondered: which dominated more of the media?

According to the Project for Excellence in journalism, the top two stories in the past week were the Elena Kagan Supreme Court nomination and the BP Oil rig explosion.

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Ever since the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, oil can been seen on the top of the water, coating marine life and local animals in a thick coating of crude oil. Many are questioning the prudence of such drilling, but Tiger General has good news!

There’s a way to drill that doesn’t endanger any sea-faring creatures or risk spilling oil in the ocean on a trip from an ocean rig to the land. Swabbing Rigs ease environmentally concerned minds by offering a way to access oil without taking a trip to the seas, and without transporting … Continue Reading

On Wednesday, President Obama reversed a ban on oil drilling off of most U.S. shorelines. This expansion of US drilling could put oil and natural gas platforms along the coastlines of southern Atlantic states, the coasts of Alaska and the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

Obama addressed the issue from Andrews air base outside Washington, saying, “This is not a decision that I’ve made lightly,” and trying to console some of the environmental outcry that is expected. At the end of a year-long investigative process, however, Obama decided that a drilling expansion would benefit the entire nation by providing more energy, jobs … Continue Reading