Friday, April 30, 2010

Obama says new oil leases will need safeguards (AP)

 

President Barack Obama gestures during a statement on the Gulf oil spill, and the first quarter GDP numbers, Friday, April 30, 2010, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - President Barack Obama on Friday directed that no new offshore oil drilling leases be issued unless rigs have new safeguards to prevent a repeat of the explosion that unleashed the massive spill threatening the Gulf Coast with major environmental damage.

Obama says new oil leases will need safeguards (AP)
Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:20:20 GMT

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