After an internal debate, the Obama administration announced Thursday that BP would be allowed to bid on new oil leases in the Gulf of Mexico.

Michael Bromwich, the head of the new Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, disclosed the decision at a House committee hearing. Bromwich told the House committee that his agency had "thought about this issue quite a lot" before deciding to let BP participate in the first scheduled auction of offshore leases since the accident. Two million deepwater acres will be opened for exploration and drilling in the western gulf. [link to economictimes.indiatimes.com]

So now we get to see how much more BP can screw those of us living along the Gulf... and to make sure they finish killing whatever living creature has miraculously survived in the Gulf up to now (which includes humans).

[link to blueplague.org]