Scientists recently made a surprising discovery of a 600-mile long deepwater reef system below the Amazon’s muddy waters. More than 60 species of sponges, 73 species of fish, spiny lobsters, stars and other reef life have been found there. This is good news for marine life, especially in the wake of massive coral bleaching around […]
Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released a draft five-year plan for 2017-2022 that closes the Atlantic Ocean for oil and gas drilling leases, citing strong local opposition along with market dynamics and conflicts with military and commercial use. The plan also proposes 10 new leases in the Gulf of Mexico and three […]
Virtually all of the Arctic and much of the Atlantic coast of the U.S. will become off limits for offshore drilling, the Interior Department is expected to announce as soon as today as part of a new five-year drilling plan. A file photograph shows an offshore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Photo credit: […]
Far away from TV cameras and under the radar of the nightly news, oil has been continuously leaking from a damaged production platform located just 12 miles off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico—causing an oily sheens on the surface that stretch for miles and are visible from space. Taylor Energy’s Mississippi […]
Sharks are circling in the Atlantic ocean and we’re not referring to the majestic wildlife found there. International oil supermajors Exxon, Shell and Chevron have all submitted public comments urging the government to open up as much of the U.S. coastline to oil exploration as possible, in particular the Atlantic offshore area stretching from Virginia […]
Big Oil has already received plenty of gifts this holiday season. Despite another year of record-breaking temperatures, the last 12 months have seen a wave of policy wins that could secure an oil drenched status quo for decades to come. The Obama administration is already touting its second-term climate accomplishments, but from free trade and […]
When asked by Steve Patterson, a leader of local group 350 Iowa, about pledging not to accept money from the fossil fuel industry, Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton responded by revealing her full opposition to offshore drilling and vowed to further look into any donations she has received from the fossil fuel industry. “Clinton said that […]
After finding little oil and natural gas, Royal Dutch Shell announced today it would end its controversial Arctic drilling operations in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska’s coast “for the foreseeable future.” Shell said the amount of oil and gas found in the Burger J well is “not sufficient to warrant further exploration.” Stop Arctic oil drilling. #SaveThePlanetIn4Words pic.twitter.com/eFF0Rug5Mo — […]
It’s a gamble—some would say a giant gamble. Before even one litre of oil has been found, the Anglo-Dutch Shell group is believed to have spent more than US$7 billion—just making preparations for its latest Arctic venture. Popular protest is one problem for Shell—the price of oil is another. Photo credit: Dennis Bratland via Wikimedia […]
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