Offshore Oil Drilling

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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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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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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American-Made Energy -- the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Stefanie Penn Spear | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: State of the Union, Obama, BP Oil Spill, Fracking, Subsidizes, Climate Change, Offshore Oil Drilling, Green News

For a century the oil, gas and coal industries have been getting Americans' hard-earned income tax money to provide energy to this country. The natural gas industry has benefited from 30 years of taxpayer money to now be able to drill holes across the U.S. and pollute our waterways.

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Groups Challenge Gulf Offshore Drilling Leases Auction

AP | ALAN SAYRE | Posted 02.12.2012

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NEW ORLEANS — The federal government will move ahead with the first auction of offshore petroleum leases in the Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwat...

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President Obama Risks the Arctic and His Voter Base

Philip Radford | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Oil Spill, Oil Drilling, Gulf Oil Spill, Big Oil, Offshore Oil Drilling, Arctic, Video, Green News

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BP Finds Success in Reports About Its Failure

Rocky Kistner | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Ocean Pollution, BP Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico Beaches, Offshore Oil Drilling, Green News

BP tweeted the Natural Resources Defense Council's report and said it shows improvements in Gulf coastal areas after being tainted with 170 million gallons of crude. Problem is, that's not what NRDC's report stated.

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Action to Stop Arctic Oil Drilling (VIDEO)

Philip Radford | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Environment, Cairn Energy, Sustainability, Green News, Greenpeace Arctic Drilling, LON:CNE, Climate Change, Offshore Oil Drilling, Cairn Energy (LON:CNE), Green News

Perhaps President Obama could remind other Arctic nations that it was only after a spill that the US realized just what a farce BP's spill response plan was. If we'd all seen BP's spill plans, would anyone in their right mind have allowed them to drill?

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David Vitter Makes Bold Move In Oil Drilling Battle

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 07.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Democrats are crying foul after a GOP senator blocked a pay raise for Interior Secretary Ken Salazar in an effort to pressure him i...

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Congress Considers Drilling On The West Coast

| Susanne Rust | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: California Oil Drilling, Oil Drilling, California Congress, California Offshore Oil Drilling, National Resources Defense Council, Nrdc, Offshore Oil Drilling, Los Angeles News

Nearly a year after a BP oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico and created one of the largest environmental catastrophes of all time, federal lawmake...

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Barbour Flirts With CA Press, Ducks Key Questions

Phil Trounstine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration, 2012 Presidential Election, Haley Barbour, Offshore Oil Drilling, Politics News

Haley Barbour on Saturday ducked oil drilling off the California coast and a path to citizenship for immigrants living and working here illegally.

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U.S. Approves First Deepwater Drilling Permit In Gulf Since BP Spill

AP | CHRIS KAHN | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The U.S. has approved the first deepwater drilling permit in the Gulf of Mexico since BP's massive oil spill. The Bureau of Ocean Ener...

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Senate Bill Would Extend Review Time Of Offshore Drilling Projects

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gulf Oil Spill, BP Oil Spill, Offshore Oil Drilling, Oil Drilling, Oil Spill, Green News

WASHINGTON — A bill moving toward approval in the Senate would increase by 60 days the amount of time the Interior Department has to conduct env...

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Shell's 'Let's Go' Ad in HuffPo: Why We Mustn't Allow Shell to Go... to America's Arctic Seas

Subhankar Banerjee | Posted 05.25.2011

Last Sunday, after I posted my most recent blog, "Climate Educators Wanted," I visited the Green page in HuffPost. My eyes lit up. Before my eyes, the...

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What DID They Mean by That? A Week of Truthiness and Media

Tracy Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google, Polls, Verizon, Save KPFA, Gulf Oil Spill, Net Neutrality, Offshore Oil Drilling, Googlezon, Community Radio, Corporate Sellout, Corporate Greed, Pacifica, Oil, Bloomberg, Deepwater Horizon, Savekpfa, Save, Media News

Ever had one of those weeks where the distance between what was said and what was done stretches way out into the blue yonder? In my job as director o...

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Oil Industry Political Contributions To House Energy And Commerce Committee Panel

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A look at how much members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee received in political contributions from oil and gas interest...

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Spewing Oil Well Could Still Be Moneymaker For BP

McClatchy | Erika Bolstad | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: BP Oil Spill, Gasoline, Oil Refinery, Oil Spill, Treasury, Oil Prices, Deepwater Horizon, Oil Royalties, Gulf Oil Spill, Offshore Oil Drilling, Mms, Green News

WASHINGTON -- BP's runaway deepwater well could still become a moneymaker for the company, even as it tries to stem the gush of crude oil that's fouli...

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BP Oil Spill Probe Finds New Warning Signs Before Deepwater Horizon Explosion

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil Spill, Memo, Henry Waxman, Timeline, Blowout Preventer, Deepwater Horizon, Bart Stupak, Gulf Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, Riser, Engineers, Offshore Oil Drilling, Green News

WASHINGTON — Two congressmen say that BP's internal investigation into the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has identified new warning signs of p...

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Offshore Oil Vs. Offshore Wind: Who Wins?

Mother Nature Network | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Deepwater Horizon, Offshore Wind, Green Energy, Gulf Oil Spill, Offshore Oil Drilling, Green News

So that got me thinking, just how much offshore wind could be bought for the equivalent $12 billion investment? My back of the envelope calculations w...

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A Clear Idea on Oil and Gas Reform

Bill Meadows | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Oil and Gas, Bp, Bp Cleanup, Solar, Offshore Oil Drilling, Offshore Drilling, CLEAR Act, Green News

Now that the BP oil gusher in the Gulf is finally capped, it is time for America to examine and repair the broken system of drilling and fossil fuel dependence that landed us in this mess in the first place.

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Risky Today, Gone Tomorrow? Where Do Our Fears Go When the Oil Stops Leaking?

David Ropeik | Posted 11.17.2011

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Sooner or later, the leak will stop and we'll move on. It makes sense to worry most about what threatens you now, but it's a lousy way to assess the risks we really face.

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BP Oil Spill Underwater Video Shows Oil Gushing Like Steam From Geyser (VIDEO)

AP | By JEFFREY COLLINS | Posted 05.25.2011

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ROBERT, La. (AP)-- Video released by BP shows oil spewing from a yellowish, broken pipe 5,000 feet below the surface. The oil looks like steam rushing...

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Climate Bill Would Allow States To Veto Offshore Oil Drilling Up To 75 Miles From Coast

AP | MATTHEW DALY and FREDERIC J. FROMMER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A long-awaited energy and climate bill to be made public on Wednesday would allow states directly affected by offshore drilling to ...

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Environmental Groups Hope Oil Spill Will Help Build Momentum For Offshore Drilling Ban

Roll Call | Bennett Roth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, Congress, White House, Moratorium, Exxon, Obama, Climate Bill, Democrats, Gulf Oil Spill, Republicans, Offshore Oil Drilling, Home News

The devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has energized environmental groups that believe they may finally gain some traction on Capitol Hill af...

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My First Bill Protects West Coast From New Offshore Oil Drilling

Rep. John Garamendi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Garamendi, Gulf Coast, Oil, Oil Spill, Ca-10, Offshore Oil Drilling, California, Politics News

When the consequences of offshore oil drilling are faint memories, many Americans tune out the warnings of the environmental community. But its time to look forward and take preventative measures.

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