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'Green News Report' - May 22, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Australia, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, United Nations, Epa, Regulation, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Offshore Drilling, Climate Scientists, Clean Energy Standard, Video, Solar Energy, Military, Electricity, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Department of Energy, Global Warming Deniers, Asia, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Britain, Ipcc, Biofuels, Darrell Issa, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Fox News, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, BP Oil Spill, Extreme Weather, Solyndra, Republicans, Green News

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'Green News Report' - May 17, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Epa, Regulation, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Offshore Drilling, Climate Scientists, Clean Energy Standard, Video, Solar Energy, 2012 Presidential Election, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Wind Energy, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Green News, Sustainability, Fox News, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Australia, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, United Nations, Military, Electricity, Department of Energy, Asia, Britain, Biofuels, Ipcc, Darrell Issa, BP Oil Spill, Solyndra, Green News

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'Green News Report' - May 15, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Asian Carp, Antarctica, Green Jobs, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Epa, Wave Energy, Regulation, Clean Energy, Nuclear, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Coal, Pipeline, Offshore Drilling, Colorado, Climate Scientists, Clean Energy Standard, Video, Solar Energy, 2012 Presidential Election, Oil Spill, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Protest, Portland Oregon, Anti-Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Grover Norquist, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Vermont, Mitt Romney, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Wind Energy, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, Noaa, Green News, Sustainability, Fox News, Natural Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Leon Panetta, Republicans, Green News

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'Green News Report' - May 10, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.10.2012

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Why Safeguarding the Arctic Is a Must

Marilyn Heiman | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Deepwater Horizon, Gulf Oil Spill, Offshore Drilling, Inupiat Arctic Drilling, Arctic Drilling, Video, Green News

To put strong protections in place will require everyone to work collaboratively. That is the only way to help safeguard the Arctic from a disastrous oil spill.

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What's Changed About Deepwater Drilling Since Macondo? Not a Lot.

Robert L. Cavnar | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Energy, Macondo, Bp, Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, Oil, Center for Offshore Safety, Offshore Drilling, Bp Oil Spill Anniversary, Green News

Tonight at 9:50 p.m. central time marks the anniversary of the exact time that BP's deepwater well named Macondo blew out, killing 11 workers, destroying Transocean's Deepwater Horizon, and putting five million barrels of oil into the water 5,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico.

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BP's Gulf of Mexico Disaster: Two Years Later, Where Is The Response?

Philip Radford | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Offshore Drilling, BP Oil Spill, Greenpeace, Bp, Gulf Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Restoration Network, Gulf Spill Anniversary, Green News

The BP disaster turns two this week. Two years since the nation was reminded that offshore drilling is dirty, dangerous, and deadly. As we look back and assess where we are today, a troubling picture is emerging from the Gulf.

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BP Disaster Anniversary a Reminder of Regulatory Changes Needed

Dennis Takahashi-Kelso | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Beaufort Sea, Department of Interior, Environment, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Chukchi Sea, Deepwater Horizon, Oceans, BP Oil Spill, Coast Guard, Gulf Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, Exxon Valdez, Arctic, Offshore Drilling, Bp Oil Spill Anniversary, Smarter Ideas, Green News

We need to decide whether it is appropriate to lease sensitive areas of the ocean for oil and gas development. To make smart decisions, though, we need solid scientific information -- and that information does not exist for most "frontier" areas.

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'Green News Report' - April 12, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.12.2012

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Busy Year Ahead For Gulf Oil Production

Reuters | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Gulf Drilling, Gulf-of-Mexico, Video, Gulf Oil Drilling, BP Oil Spill, Gulf Oil Spill, Gulf Oil Production, Gulf Offshore Drilling, Offshore Drilling, Offshore Oil Drilling, Reuters, Green News

* Deepwater rig count to near pre-spill level this year * Local businesses strained by extended permit shortage * Gradua...

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New National Forest Lands Financed By Drilling Fees

AP | JEFF BARNARD | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: US Offshore Drilling, Energy, Oil Drilling Fees, Video, Offshore Drilling Fees, Oil Drilling, Drilling Fees Forests, Land Water Conservation Fund, Drilling Fees, National Forests, US Offshore Drilling Fees, Offshore Drilling, Ap, Green News

Offshore drilling fees are financing the purchase of $41.6 million worth of new national forest lands in 15 states. Agriculture Secreta...

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Drilling Our Atlantic Coast

Sarah Chasis | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Seamounts, Submarine Canyons, Oceans, Oil Drilling, Ocean Oases, Offshore Drilling, Ocean Canyons, Deepwater Horizon Drilling, Oceans Seismic, Green News

Some of the most mysterious and enthralling places on Earth may be next in line for oil and gas drilling.

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Obama Pressures Congress To End Big Subsidies

AP | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Obama Energy Policy, Gas Prices, Video, Oil Tax, Obama Oil Taxes, Oil Subsidies, Obama Energy, Drilling, Obama Oil Subsidies, Obama Drilling, Offshore Drilling, Politics News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's plea to Congress to end $4 billion in tax subsidies to oil companies was rebuffed Thursday as the Senate t...

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Shell Arctic Spill Response Plan Approved

AP | DAN JOLING | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Energy, Shell Arctic Spill Response Plan, Arctic Drilling, Video, Shell Arctic Drilling, Shell Arctic, Shell Arctic Exploration, Arctic Oil Spill, Shell, Offshore Drilling, Shell Oil, Green News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Federal offshore drilling regulators on Wednesday approved Shell Oil's spill response plan for exploratory drilling in the ...

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Feds Consider Underwater Research Plan For Oil And Gas Companies

AP | BROCK VERGAKIS | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Seismic Testing Atlantic Ocean, Seismic Testing, Natural Gas Ocean Research, Energy, Seismic Research Atlantic Ocean, Video, Ocean Seismic Testing, Oil Gas Ocean Research, Atlantic Ocean Seismic Research, Oceans, Ocean Research, Offshore Drilling, Green News

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department said Wednesday it is seeking comment from the public on a plan to allow energy companies to begin s...

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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill a Cautionary Tale for Arctic Ocean Drilling

Richard Steiner | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Trans-Alaska Pipeline, Exxon 1989 Oil Spill, Artic Ocean Drilling, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Anniversary, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Exxon Oil Spill, Offshore Drilling, Offshore Oil Drilling, Green News

The Exxon Valdez disaster remains a tragic lesson in what can be lost with a few bad policy decisions and a few broken promises. The spill became an enduring symbol of recklessness, hubris, arrogance, complacency and outright dishonesty.

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Fight to Stop Offshore Drilling in Belize's Barrier Reef

Ted Danson | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Belize, Ted Danson, Oceans, Offshore Drilling, Oceana, Belize Offshore, Drilling Offshore, World Water Day, World Water Day 2012, Green News

People in the tourism industry and many other Belizeans are concerned about what an oil spill in the middle of the reef would do to one of the world's natural wonders and to the future of Belize as a tourist destination.

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Focus on Coastal Restoration Not Retreat, Louisiana's Senator Landrieu Says

Susan Buchanan | Posted 05.18.2012

Louisiana needs to get smart quickly about coastal restoration, U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu said in her hometown of New Orleans last week.

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The Gas Wars

Robert Reich | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: High Gas Prices, Gas Prices, John Boehner, Hedge Funds, 2012 Election, Keystone XL Pipeline, Elections 2012, Oil Speculation, Offshore Drilling, Business News

Funny, I don't hear Republicans rail against speculators -- the leading cause of rising gas prices. Could that have anything to do with the fact that hedge funds and money managers are bankrolling the GOP as never before?

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Offshore Drilling Approved, But Transportation Bill Under Fire

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: House Transportation Bill, Video, Barbara Boxer, John Boehner, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Senate Transportation Bill, Devolution, Transportation Bill, Ray Lahood, Offshore Drilling, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives approved Thursday a bill that would open up parts of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the Rocky Mountai...

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Historic Progress on the Environment Under President Obama

Frances Beinecke | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Fuel Efficiency, Lead, Hybrids, Arctic, Electric Cars, Clean Cars, Epa, Mercury, Asthma, Jobs, Mercury Poisoning, Barack Obama, Offshore Drilling, Coal-Fired Plants, Clean Energy, Green News

Even in the face of a year of unprecedented and unrelenting congressional assault on the environment, President Obama has proven that prosperity fits hand-in-hand with clean air and clean water, and strong public health protections.

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"Job-Killing Regulations and Rhetoric"? So, Why Is Oil Industry Employment at Record Highs?

Paul Abrams | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Deregulation, Regulation, Offshore Drilling, Politics News

To drill-baby-drill down on the actual data, the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows, U.S. employment in the oil and gas industry has reached record highs despite regulations.

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Arctic Ocean Wildlife Need Your Help

Marilyn Heiman | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Chukchi Sea, Animals, Arctic, Offshore Drilling, Arctic Sea Ice, US Arctic Ocean, Arctic Ocean Wildlife, Arctic Wildlife, Arctic Ocean, Arctic Drilling, Offshore Oil Drilling, Video, Green News

Arctic offshore development must be done safely and sustainably. Until the highest standards are in place, the best plan is to defer all new exploration.

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House Transportation Committee Rolls Out A Poison Pill Transportation Bill, Sponsored By Drilling

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Infrastructure, John Mica, Video, James Inhofe, Oceana, Keystone XL Pipeline, Ray Lahood, Offshore Drilling, Politics News

House Transportation Chair John Mica introduced Americans to the GOP vision for transportation on Tuesday -- more highways and more toll roads. To pay...

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Experts, Officials To Testify On Cuba Oil Drilling

AP | LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Energy, Video, U.S. Cuba Relations, Gulf of Mexico Drilling, Cuba Oil Drilling, Cuba Offshore Drilling, Offshore Oil, Caribbean Oil Drilling, Cuba, Offshore Drilling, Ap, Green News

MIAMI (AP) — In a Jan. 30 story on Cuba's efforts to drill for oil off its coast, The Associated Press erroneously described the type of documents t...

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