'That dog doesn't hunt,' Dem says of oil cleanup technology

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/09/that-dog-doesnt-hunt-dem-says-of-oil-cleanup-technology/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%20%3Cimg%20src&fbid=P6-tRRJtWbC

A Louisiana lawmaker expressed frustration Wednesday about the schism that has been revealed between the advanced technology used to drill for oil and gas and the less advanced technology available to clean up an oil spill.

“Part of the frustration I have not only with our government but with the oil industry is they are drilling with 21st century technology and we’re trying to clean up with 20th century technology,” Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-Louisiana, said on CNN’s John King, USA. “That dog doesn’t hunt. We should have the best.”

Melancon also told CNN Chief National Correspondent John King that in the wake of the Exxon Valdez incident in 1989 the federal government probably should have had a commission look into new technology for cleaning up oil spills. The Democrat imagined the development of something like the fire extinguishers many Americans have in their kitchens that could be quickly deployed in the wake of a massive oil release like the one caused by the out of control well spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico. “That’s not been done,” Melancon told King.

These remarks are not the first time the lawmaker has spoken out about the oil spill that is impacting areas within his congressional district.

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1. Yup. We are caught in a bind with the limits on our tech to do clean ups.

Perhaps, it is beyond time to stop the deep sea drilling until better regulations are in place and we have better tech. Or maybe just fund alternative energy (which is what we should have been doing years ago).

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2. Rachel did a segment on that subject a couple days ago... wonder if he watched"