tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post2986401942301337261..comments2024-03-19T03:14:04.172-04:00Comments on Rabett Run: It was Dr. Monnett in the Email, Leaking to Rick Steiner and PEEREliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-3200440669003394122013-01-09T20:11:29.983-05:002013-01-09T20:11:29.983-05:00My question is where have the folks at "Union...My question is where have the folks at "Union of Concerned Scientists" been during all this?<br /><br />I thought they were supposed to be on the front lines "defending scientific integrity." <br /><br />Or maybe that was just when a Republican administration was in office?<br /><br />Somehow, I have a very hard time buying Grifo's entreaty for everyone to "wait to see what comes of the IG investigation".<br /><br />If she could not see some time ago (indeed almost from the getgo) that the "investigation" was basically an "inquisition", she really has no business heading the scientific integrity program at UCS.<br /><br /><br />~@:>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-79248652862305612272013-01-09T12:49:50.911-05:002013-01-09T12:49:50.911-05:00Sorry Rob, Eli will have to go look for the others...Sorry Rob, Eli will have to go look for the others. Pending review it would seem that Monnett would be the logical one to have leeked the entire raft of emails.<br /><br />As to why the IG kept on blathering, they had to, or admit that the whole thing was an effort to sideline Monnett for the leaks, and the leaked material showed that BOEM was in bed with Shell. This may turn into a real hunt though. There are lots of comments on the Email, but find links to the originals is not easy. Oh well another job for when Eli is retired.<br /><br />Suppose you could ask PEER for them tho.EliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-44403892946449629562013-01-09T05:40:38.845-05:002013-01-09T05:40:38.845-05:00Thanks Eli, for that link to some of the leaked em...Thanks Eli, for that link to some of the leaked emails from 2005.<br /><br />Your link to the leaked emails and the story by PEER show that Shell had much bigger plans for the Arctic than the Environmental Impact Study at that time called for. Plans that MMS was not disclosing, and the internal discussion within MMS was shielded from FOIA requests.<br /><br />Interestingly enough, Monnett was not reprimanded for these emails from 2005.<br />Instead, Monnett was reprimanded for some emails sent in 2007 and 2008 :<br />http://www.peer.org/assets/docs/noaa/10_1_12_Monnett_reprimand.pdf<br /><br />Are you sure that Monnett leaked these 2005 emails ?<br />And if Monnett did, then why did they not show up in the IG report, or in the BOEM reprimand letter ?<br /><br />Also, why does the IG spend their entire final report on Monnett's scientific paper, and an half-hearted attempt to question procedures on single-source contract acquisitions, and nothing about the emails that Monnett was reprimanded for eventually ?<br />http://www.peer.org/assets/docs/doi/10_1_12_Monnett_IG_Report.pdf<br /><br />And why the heck is Sen, Inhofe so interested in who started this investigation ?<br />http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/08/11/1005950/-eSci-Inhofe-Joins-Inquisition-of-Polar-Bear-Scientist<br /><br />This case is the most bizarre witch hunt on scientists I've ever seen, and I have the feeling that we are just barely scratching the surface on this story of political power play, fossil fuel interests, and bending the rules of engagement within the OUR Department of the Interior and the McCarty-style inquisitions by its Inspector General. <br /><br />I'm predicting that at some point in time somebody will make a documentary movie about this crazy episode in US history.<br /><br />Rob Dekkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955911975945629265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-49567562213147304922013-01-09T01:16:26.748-05:002013-01-09T01:16:26.748-05:00Perhaps supplementary to the emails:
Denver Post:...Perhaps supplementary to the emails:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_15236764" rel="nofollow">Denver Post: Tracking down Minerals Management Service's dysfunctional history of drilling oversight</a> (2010)<br /><br /><i>"<b>Revolving door with oil industry</b><br /><br />In December 2006, Stang left MMS and set up Stang Consulting. From 2007 through 2009, Stang was a principal adviser to Shell Exploration and Development Co. — one of the major bidders on leases off the Alaska coast."</i>J Bowersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-68560892544342445122013-01-08T21:44:13.543-05:002013-01-08T21:44:13.543-05:00"Those folk play inside baseball"
Well,..."Those folk play inside baseball"<br /><br />Well, yes, that is actually their professed MO.<br /><br />From PEER's <a href="http://www.peer.org/about-us/accomplishments.html" rel="nofollow">own website</a>, under "Accomplishments <br />What we are proud of"<br /><br /><i>"Many of the best things we do at PEER, we cannot talk about. Working behind the scenes, we have saved the careers of hundreds of conscientious public servants, often by talking them out of publicly blowing the whistle and convincing them to work through PEER instead to expose a problem."</i><br /><br /><br />~@:><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-77485998261422259152013-01-08T19:10:37.208-05:002013-01-08T19:10:37.208-05:00The leaked Emails are here.The leaked Emails <a href="http://www.peer.org/news/news-releases/2008/01/17/interior-withholding-key-documents-on-arctic-drilling/" rel="nofollow">are here</a>.EliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-51742487019997675492013-01-08T19:10:29.561-05:002013-01-08T19:10:29.561-05:00The leaked Emails are here.The leaked Emails <a href="http://www.peer.org/news/news-releases/2008/01/17/interior-withholding-key-documents-on-arctic-drilling/" rel="nofollow">are here</a>.EliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-76538347061263563712013-01-08T18:54:24.738-05:002013-01-08T18:54:24.738-05:00Thorough news report about the grounding and recov...Thorough news report about the grounding and recovery:<br />http://www.adn.com/2013/01/07/2745273/shell-drilling-rig-pulled-from.htmlDavid B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-44042443216547168622013-01-08T12:47:09.840-05:002013-01-08T12:47:09.840-05:00
Yesterday, the 7th, at shortly after noon Alaska ...<br />Yesterday, the 7th, at shortly after noon Alaska ST (4:00 EST) the Kulluk anchored inside the mouth of Kiliuda Bay with the “support vessels” Alert, Lauren Foss and Corbin Foss connected to the Kulluk and her anchor handler/tug/ice breaker, the Aiviq, disconnected. The Warrior, Ocean Wave, Perseverance, Nanuq and USCG Alex Haley are standing by in the area. Pictures of the later part of the tow are at:<br /><br />http://www.kullukresponse.com/go/doc/5507/1675887/Update-35-Unified-Command-confirms-Kulluk-is-safely-anchored#.UOuD4qxhPvI<br /><br />The first scene in the video, ~8:30am local from the lighting, the Aiviq is in the foreground. The helo at the end is an Army Chinook from Ft Wainwright adjacent to Fairbanks<br /><br />Tenney,<br /><br />The time stamps in your link are UTC and local time is 9 hours later. (Really 10 hrs by the sun, but Alaska “time” is “daylight saving” in winter, and double DST in the summer to better sync with people in the rest of the US).<br /><br />WhiteBeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098595320365529798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-44029827914668898172013-01-08T04:16:28.721-05:002013-01-08T04:16:28.721-05:00Eli, I think I'm missing something.
You menti...Eli, I think I'm missing something.<br /><br />You mention : <br /><i>Email leaks from Monnett were used to tie Shell, BOEM and BSEE up in court,..<br /></i><br /><br />But which "email leaks" are these ? Are they available anywhere ? And what do they tell ?<br /><br />Also, you mention "PEER knew damn well what was going on and hid the cheese...." and "Those folk play inside baseball". <br /><br />What is that all about ? <br />PEER was standing up for Monnett, big-time, and for while they were the ONLY source of information in this rediculous witch hunt against a scientist.<br /><br />So what did PEER do wrong now, exactly ?Rob Dekkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955911975945629265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-50055916068909807642013-01-08T00:09:29.787-05:002013-01-08T00:09:29.787-05:00Maybe the Aiviq was setting out anchors for the Ku...Maybe the Aiviq was setting out anchors for the Kulluk. That would explain the crazy looking path.David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-39710253339782023142013-01-07T23:26:57.807-05:002013-01-07T23:26:57.807-05:00All I can say is don't trust the marine traffi...All I can say is don't trust the marine traffic websites. They are approximate at best.Rattus Norvegicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449457204330125792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-86154292534016074512013-01-07T22:53:46.265-05:002013-01-07T22:53:46.265-05:00Unfortunately it looks like the Keystone pipeline ...Unfortunately it looks like the Keystone pipeline is a done deal."<br /><br />Of course it's a done deal.<br />It was a done deal a long time ago (last March) when Obama approved the southern leg of the pipeline.<br /><br />~@:><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-63631043626694337172013-01-07T22:26:34.626-05:002013-01-07T22:26:34.626-05:00That's sad about PEER. Any suggestions?
I ha...That's sad about PEER. Any suggestions?<br /><br />I have to admit I was not happy with their thank you, which seemed unclear that the donation would go to the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund. I had hoped I was being silly.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16829151452002682271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-74630493831603351222013-01-07T21:32:39.255-05:002013-01-07T21:32:39.255-05:00The Aiviq appears to have just drifted for some ti...The Aiviq appears to have just drifted for some time after the Kulluk anchored and the other three tugs were connected.<br /><br />Why the Aiviq did not remain on tow is unclear.David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-20966992089628175062013-01-07T20:08:01.319-05:002013-01-07T20:08:01.319-05:00They must be anchored:
http://www.alaskadispatch....They must be anchored:<br /><br />http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/shell-drill-rig-kulluk-moves-safer-harbor-now-what<br /><br />Note that the lifeboats that were ripped off by waves are washing up.Tenney Naumerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843130378338023902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-81433561645413167562013-01-07T19:52:21.982-05:002013-01-07T19:52:21.982-05:00Do you think the tug is spinning around in circles...Do you think the tug is spinning around in circles?<br /><br />Check out direction AND speed:<br /><br />http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/datasheet.aspx?MMSI=367141000&SHIPNAME=AIVIQ&TIMESTAMP=2&datasource=POSTenney Naumerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843130378338023902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-78469837160835042132013-01-07T19:39:30.915-05:002013-01-07T19:39:30.915-05:00Whitebeard that is an amazing website. If you hav...Whitebeard that is an amazing website. If you have time drop Eli a note EliRabett2003 yahooEliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-70584581025430078562013-01-07T19:03:06.541-05:002013-01-07T19:03:06.541-05:00"Looks like they lost the tow a couple of tim..."Looks like they lost the tow a couple of times already."<br /><br />Either that or whoever's in charge of the tow is seriously drunk ...<br />dhogazanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-9615269363566820732013-01-07T18:39:06.349-05:002013-01-07T18:39:06.349-05:00Go to WhiteBeard's link and zoom in.
Looks li...Go to WhiteBeard's link and zoom in.<br /><br />Looks like they lost the tow a couple of times already.Tenney Naumerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843130378338023902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-40993208133779761252013-01-07T11:53:59.510-05:002013-01-07T11:53:59.510-05:00Kulluk is again under tow of the Aiviq, the vessel...Kulluk is again under tow of the Aiviq, the vessel Shell purpose built to operate with the drill rig.<br /><br />http://media.adn.com/smedia/2013/01/05/17/50/YIQ3b.St.7.jpg<br /><br />http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?mmsi=367141000&centerx=-152.819&centery=57.2335&zoom=10&type_color=3WhiteBeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098595320365529798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-22949290111730178242013-01-07T09:12:01.374-05:002013-01-07T09:12:01.374-05:00"the Obama administration's attitude towa..."the Obama administration's attitude toward the Arctic environment" can be assessed quite independently of the Monnett affair.<br /><br />~@:>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-77102761274231279732013-01-07T07:03:41.719-05:002013-01-07T07:03:41.719-05:00you want to know how high it goes, watch to see if...you want to know how high it goes, watch to see if the keystone pipeline is given the go ahead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-45507882979400679152013-01-07T04:37:37.864-05:002013-01-07T04:37:37.864-05:00the first link should of course point to http://ne...the first link should of course point to http://neven1.typepad.com/blog/2013/01/shell-drill-spill.html , and not to some broken fragment of HTML :-)<br /><br />lignenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-64252879853508290002013-01-06T22:17:00.327-05:002013-01-06T22:17:00.327-05:00The view from inside the Beltway is not pretty.The view from inside the Beltway is not pretty.David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.com