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  •  absurd (4.00 / 3)

    The Port of New Orleans is effectively closed for a month, and they're claiming "modest" economic impact? Good grief.
    •  WTOP reporting possibility of gas shortages (4.00 / 2)

      And they aren't the fear mongering types.  They had some talking head on who said it might be like 1979 with gas lines until we can get the refineries and pipelines back to 100 percent.
      •  yeah (none / 1)

        I just read Drudge's rumor that Bush is considering going on TV encouraging Carter-style energy conservation - if that happens it means that Bush et al must have gotten very sobering energy and short-term economic reports.
    •  A lot is going to be closed for a while ... (4.00 / 2)

      This industry assesment yesterday has some pretty sobering stuff:
      The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday that all ports on the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge, La., to the Gulf of Mexico remain shut to ship traffic following Hurricane Katrina. Ports along the Intercoastal Waterway from New Orleans to Panama City, Fla., also were down a day after the storm ripped through. "We're well aware of the need to assess the waterways and get them open. But it's impossible to give a timeline on when that might happen. Right now, search and rescue are our top priorities, and they're taking almost all of our resources," said Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Rob Wyman. The vast dock and storage facilities along the lower Mississippi handle more cargo by volume than any other port in the United States. Other key ports along the Gulf Coast still shut by the storm include Biloxi, Gulfport and Pascagoula, Miss., among the hardest-hit by the storm. Meanwhile, offshore-drilling contractors reported several semisubmersible rigs broke their moorings during the storm and were adrift in the Gulf, adding to flotsam of navigational hazards clogging the sea lanes off Louisiana and Mississippi. Among rigs adrift were the Deepwater Nautilus, belonging to Transocean Inc. and Offshore Drilling Inc.'s Ocean Voyager.

      John McCain - all aboard the lobbyist express!

      by jrooth on Wed Aug 31, 2005 at 08:56:01 AM PDT

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    •  Total Bullshit (4.00 / 2)

      Did anybody remember WH announcing...hurricane in Florida has 'limited impact'?

      So, clearly they are spinning. the question is for what?

      PS. incidentally, nobody in wallstreet is buying, since 33% of domestic oil supply is in the path and 50% of refinery is shut down.

      gas price future sky rockets.

      Use Tor and PGP on the net. (google it)

      by fugue on Wed Aug 31, 2005 at 09:04:50 AM PDT

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