Today is the LAST YLC (Young Leadership Council) Wednesday at the Square of 2008. Who's Playing?
The Blue Jackets and Bag of Donuts.
Landrieu Teases Bush
– U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., today commented on President Bush’s call for lifting the moratorium on oil and gas production off much of the United States coast.
Sen. Landrieu said:
“President Bush’s attempt today to expand energy production off our coasts is very welcome, and is a wise position he should have taken earlier in the seven years we’ve been pushing this White House to get engaged.
“Louisiana has been at the forefront of offshore innovation since the first U.S. platform was built off Creole, Louisiana, in 1938. We understand how essential a vibrant domestic energy sector is to our national security and to stabilizing energy prices.
“But when we urged lifting the nation’s ban on such production while there was a real possibility to act, this Administration’s courage could not be found. When we sought to incentivize homeland production by giving coastal states the same fair share of revenues that onshore states receive, this President was opposed. Only once we cut our share and delayed the bulk of it for a decade did President Bush tender his signature.
“I am encouraged by the President’s new stance, however, and stand ready to work to champion the cause in the Senate – as I have every day since I was first elected here.
“I intend to immediately reintroduce my legislation to allow states to opt-in to offshore production and share in the revenues. I hope President Bush is prepared to move beyond rhetoric and work with me to build the coalition we will need to get the job done.”
Capital One
With the 2008 hurricane season now under way, Capital One Bank, the Bank business of Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF), is providing an updated disaster-planning checklist for its commercial and small business customers that is available on www.capitalonebank.com/disasterplanning. The checklist emphasizes the following points:
Develop a continuity plan that addresses post-disaster recovery procedures;
Consider alternative operational locations;
Equip backup operations sites with critical equipment, data files and supplies;
Safeguard property;
Gather current contact information for employees, vendors and customers;
Develop multiple and reliable communication methods to reach employees;
Communicate details of the plan to employees;
Let customers and vendors know the business’ plan and what to expect from the business;
Develop a detailed action plan in the event of a mandatory evacuation; and
Prepare for emergency cash management to handle cash flow.
Miss Louisiana
Twenty five women will compete for the coveted Miss Louisiana title beginning June 19, 2008. For the second year in a row, all pageant content from the three-day event will be broadcast free online by revolutionary online broadcasting company Network Foundation Technologies™ (NFT).
Training
The Road Home program, in conjunction with LA Works, will facilitate an employment training workshop Tuesday, June 17th in Algiers. The employment training seminar will provide hands-on assistance with resume preparation, interview skills and other valuable job seeking techniques. The seminar is free and open to the public. To register for this event, please call (504) 584-1771.
When and Where:
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
9:00 a.m.
JOB 1/New Orleans West Bank Center Algiers
3520 General DeGualle Drive
New Orleans, LA 70114
Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Act of 1968 guarantees that employment and economic opportunities created by certain HUD financial assistance programs are compliant with Federal, State and local laws and regulations. The Road Home program, which receives federal financial assistance from HUD, has a strong commitment to providing targeted outreach for this purpose and has built community partnerships throughout the state to ensure these services are available to all Louisiana residents who are interested.
The employment training seminar and job fair will not provide information on the application process for The Road Home program. To receive more details on Road Home Information Sessions in your community, please visit http://www.road2la.org/homeowner/events.htm for a list of locations and times.
WHAT IN THE NAME OF BILLY BLUE BLAZE HELL IS MARY LANDREAU TALKING ABOUT??? WHAT DID SHE SAY IN THIS ARTICLE!?!?!?!?!?!?!?... By H. JOSEF HEBERT, Associated Press Writer........ 1 hour, 19 minutes ago.... WASHINGTON - With gasoline topping $4 a gallon, President Bush urged Congress on Wednesday to lift its long-standing ban on offshore oil and gas drilling, saying the United States needs to increase its energy production. Democrats quickly rejected the idea...... "There is no excuse for delay," the president said in a statement in the Rose Garden. With the presidential election just months away, Bush made a pointed attack on Democrats, accusing them of obstructing his energy proposals and blaming them for high gasoline costs. His proposal echoed a call by Republican presidential candidate John McCain to open the Continental Shelf for exploration "Families across the country are looking to Washington for a response," Bush said..... Congressional Democrats were quick to reject the push for lifting the drilling moratorium, saying oil companies already have 68 million acres offshore waters under lease that are not being developed...... House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Bush's proposals "another page from (an)... energy policy that was literally written by the oil industry — give away more public resources.".... Sen. Barack Obama, the Democrats' presumptive presidential nominee, rejected lifting the drilling moratorium that has been supported by a succession of presidents for nearly two decades...... "This is not something that's going to give consumers short-term relief and it is not a long-term solution to our problems with fossil fuels generally and oil in particular," said Obama. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, lumping Bush with McCain, accused them of staging a "cynical campaign ploy" that won't help lower energy prices...... "Despite what President Bush, John McCain and their friends in the oil industry claim, we cannot drill our way out of this problem," Reid said. "The math is simple: America has just three percent of the world's oil reserves, but Americans use a quarter of its oil."..... White House spokesman Tony Fratto retorted: "Anyone out there saying that something can be done overnight, or in a matter of months, to deal with high gasoline prices is trying to fool people. There is no tool in the toolbox out there that will lower gas prices overnight, or in weeks, or probably not even in months.".... Bush said offshore drilling could yield up to 18 billion barrels of oil over time, although it would take years for production to start. Bush also said offshore drilling would take pressure off prices over time.... There are two prohibitions on offshore drilling, one imposed by Congress and another by executive order signed by Bush's father in 1990. Bush's brother, Jeb, fiercely opposed offshore drilling when he was governor of Florida. What the president now proposes would rescind his father's decision — but the president took the position that Congress has to act first and then he would follow behind..... Asked why Bush doesn't act first and lift the ban, Keith Hennessey, the director of the president's economic council, said: "He thinks that probably the most productive way to work with this Congress is to try to do it in tandem."..... Before Bush spoke, the House Appropriations Committee postponed a vote it had scheduled for Wednesday on legislation doing the opposite of what the president asked — extending Congress' ban on offshore drilling. Lawmakers said they wanted to focus on a disaster relief bill for the battered Midwest...... Bush also proposed opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for drilling, lifting restrictions on oil shale leasing in the Green River Basin of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming and easing the regulatory process to expand oil refining capacity...... With Americans deeply pessimistic about the economy, Bush tried to put on the onus on Congress. He acknowledged that his new proposals would take years to have a full effect, hardly the type of news that will help drivers at the gas stations now. The White House says no quick fix exists...... Still, Bush said Congress was obstructing progress — and directly contributing to consumers' pain at the pump.....
"I know the Democratic leaders have opposed some of these policies in the past," Bush said. "Now that their opposition has helped drive gas prices to record levels, I ask them to reconsider their positions."..... Bush said that if congressional leaders head home for their July 4 recess without taking action, they will need to explain why "$4 a gallon gasoline is not enough incentive for them to act. And Americans will rightly ask how high gas prices have to rise before the Democratic-controlled Congress will do something about it.".... Bush said restrictions on offshore drilling have become "outdated and counterproductive." ...... In a nod to the environmental arguments against drilling, Bush said technology has come a long way. These days, he said, oil exploration off the coastline can be done in a way that "is out of sight, protects coral reefs and habitats, and protects against oil spills.".... Congressional Democrats, joined by some GOP lawmakers from coastal states, have opposed lifting the prohibition that has barred energy companies from waters along both the East and West coasts and in the eastern Gulf of Mexico for 27 years..... On Monday, McCain made lifting the federal ban on offshore oil and gas development a key part of his energy plan. McCain said states should be allowed to pursue energy exploration in waters near their coasts and get some of the royalty revenue..... Obama retorted that the Arizona senator had flip-flopped on that issue......
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Can't help it, let me tease Landrieu..... The first offshore oil and gas find was credited to Kerr-McGee's Rig 16 crew at Well No. 1, Block 32, Ship Shoal Area on Nov. 17, 1947, approximately 40 miles south of Morgan City Louisiana, or 10 miles out from Point au Fer island which is at the mouth of the Atchafalaya River... Or at least that is what the official story around here is... Back in 1918 and 1919 LL&E drilled two oil wells on Avoca Island, across the bayou from Morgan City.... Landreau needs to open her eyes and ears a little to find out what's really going on in the world, especially where the Morgan City vicinity can be concerned... And as far as Louisiana cashing in on oil and gas royalties in coastal waters that surround other states, didn't Piyush sort of squeeze them all out of their share when H.R. 6111 was passed providing Louisiana with the royalties from Federal waters off our coast??? So what is it? What's theirs is ours and what's ours is ours??? Landreau needs to just stay at home...
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