Groups sue to block Arctic offshore drilling
ANCHORAGE, Alaska More than a dozen Alaska Native and environmental organizations sued Thursday to block offshore oil drilling in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska's north coast. The 13 groups filed the...
View ArticleOil drilling begins off Alaska's coast in the Arctic
SEATTLE -- A potential new energy frontier opened early Sunday in the U.S. Arctic as Royal Dutch Shell plumbed a drill bit into the bed of the Chukchi Sea, 70 miles off the coast of northwest Alaska....
View ArticleDear Shell: Please Be Honest About Risks from Your Arctic Ocean Oil Drilling...
The letter below was sent to Royal Dutch Shell at The Hague and Alaska, seeking their confirmation and clarification of several important issues regarding Shell's Arctic Ocean drilling plans this...
View ArticleFeds finalizing 5-year drilling plan with heavy Gulf focus
Posted on June 26, 2012 at 12:34 pm by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in General The Noble Discoverer drill ship is shown near Alaska. Shell Oil Co., plans to use the ship for drilling in the Beaufort Sea. (Photo...
View ArticleUS lists science 'gaps' on Arctic drilling
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Decision makers lack key scientific information on what effect oil and gas drilling would have in Arctic offshore waters, according to a report released Thursday that also...
View Article>Feds approve oil exploration off US Eastern Coast
ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Obama administration has sided with energy developers over environmentalists, approving the use of underwater blasts of sound to pinpoint oil and gas deposits in...
View ArticlePRICE SPEARHEADS LETTER OPPOSING ATLANTIC DRILLING (David Price)
(Source: David Price) PRICE SPEARHEADS LETTER OPPOSING ATLANTIC DRILLING 08/07/14 Washington, D.C.- Today, Representatives David Price (NC-04) and Rush Holt (NJ-12), along with Congresswoman Niki...
View ArticleFeds approve oil exploration off US Eastern Coast
The Obama administration has sided with energy developers over environmentalists, approving the use of underwater blasts of sound to pinpoint oil and gas deposits in federal Atlantic Ocean waters. The...
View ArticleShell gears up for a new Arctic oil exploration
VALDEZ, Alaska — A new chapter in U.S. oil exploration could open within days as Shell sails into seas north of Alaska, hoping to tap into a potential 90 billion barrels of crude that have beckoned for...
View ArticleShell gears up for new Arctic oil quest
VALDEZ, Alaska — A new chapter in U.S. oil exploration could open within days as Shell sails into seas north of Alaska, hoping to tap into a potential 90 billion barrels of crude that have beckoned for...
View ArticleFeds Approve Oil Exporation off East Coast
The Obama administration has sided with energy developers over environmentalists, approving the use of underwater blasts of sound to pinpoint oil and gas deposits in federal Atlantic Ocean waters. The...
View ArticleShell Arctic Spill Response Plan Gets Approval
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Federal offshore drilling regulators on Wednesday approved Shell Oil's spill response plan for exploratory drilling in the Beaufort Sea, drawing strong criticism from...
View ArticleStudy Envisions Possible Fallout From a Canadian Beaufort Oil Spill (WWF -...
(Source: WWF - World Wildlife Fund USA) A well blowout, pipeline breach or vessel accident in the Canadian Beaufort Sea could spew spilled oil westward for months, polluting waters off Alaska and...
View ArticlePerry to lawmakers: Do more to advance offshore drilling
Posted on July 19, 2013 at 3:08 pm by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in Gulf of Mexico, Offshore, Politics/Policy Comments() | E-mail | Print Texas Gov. Rick Perry prepares for a presidential debate in October...
View ArticleMenendez & Booker Lead Senate Letter Against Oil & Gas Drilling off the East...
(Source: Robert Menendez) Menendez & Booker Lead Senate Letter Against Oil & Gas Drilling off the East Coast August 8, 2014 NEWARK, NJ - U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) Cory Booker (D-NJ)...
View ArticleCapps Leads California Delegation Against New Oil or Gas Leasing Off...
(Source: Lois Capps) Washington - Today, Rep. Lois Capps (CA-24) led a letter from members of the California Congressional Delegation to U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, urging her...
View ArticleHouse passes Rigell's offshore drilling amendment
The waters off Virginia's coast could eventually reopen for oil and gas development after the U.S. House of Representatives approved a plan Thursday that would open a vast stretch of the outer...
View ArticleIn the Icy North, Risk of an Arctic Oil Disaster Looms
Across the nation’s breadbasket, many farmers are out of time waiting for cooling rains to salvage crops blistered by one of the hottest and driest summers on record. But up in the frigid arctic,...
View ArticleShell gets approval for Arctic spill response plan
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Federal offshore drilling regulators on Wednesday approved Shell Oil's spill response plan for exploratory drilling in the Beaufort Sea, drawing strong criticism from...
View ArticleBP Disaster Anniversary a Reminder of Regulatory Changes Needed
The BP Deepwater Horizon explosion and well blowout was a human tragedy and an environmental disaster. As a nation, we watched in dismay while crude oil spread through much of the Gulf of Mexico,...
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