MMS Acting Director Bob Abbey

The new Acting Director of the Minerals Management Service (MMS), Bob Abbey, fired an environmental whistleblower, Earle Dixon, in a previous job with BLM.  Dixon had complained about lax environmental standards.  Here's a link to the settlement with Dixon.  Let's hope it was an aberration.  Regardless, interesting choice in the wake of the current oil spill ... .

Dixon Settlement

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