The negotiating process, according to political columnist Murat Yetkin, has come to a virtual halt.
VOA: standard.2010.04.15
So,the process sort of came to a screeching halt at that point."
VOA: standard.2010.06.22
Inequality has been marching upwards for 30 years, through Democratic and Republican administrations alike, and there is no stomach for the kinds of heavy taxation it would take to halt the process.
Because it can take months of steam injection to bring the reservoir up to optimal temperatures, producers are loathe to halt the process for fear of damaging their sands and gumming up their gear.