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Biden backs new offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Scaled-back plan disappoints all sides
1 year, 2 months ago

Biden backs new offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Scaled-back plan disappoints all sides

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday proposed up to three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, but none in Alaska, as it tries to navigate between energy companies seeking greater oil and gas production and environmental activists who want Biden to shut down new offshore drilling in the fight against climate change. The proposed …

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Explained | Drilling in the North Sea — history and environmental concerns
1 year, 4 months ago

Explained | Drilling in the North Sea — history and environmental concerns

The Hindu  

The story so far: U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak recently backed plans for new fossil fuel drilling off Britain’s coast, worrying environment experts even as the world continues its stride towards irreversible climate change. The North Sea Transition Authority, responsible for regulating oil, gas and carbon storage industries, is currently running its 33rd offshore oil and gas licensing round. The …

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California lawmakers call for changes after Orange County oil spill
3 years, 1 month ago

California lawmakers call for changes after Orange County oil spill

LA Times  

A view of the oil platform Emmy off Huntington Beach at dusk in mid-October. Weeks after a massive oil spill marred the Orange County coast with significant environmental and economic damage, state lawmakers met in Sacramento on Thursday to demand that those responsible “be held accountable,” with one legislator calling for an end to offshore drilling in California. At an …

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Governor Says Offshore Drilling ‘Part Of Our Past’ After California Oil Spill
3 years, 2 months ago

Governor Says Offshore Drilling ‘Part Of Our Past’ After California Oil Spill

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING California Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed Tuesday to vehemently oppose any new drilling in federal waters off the state’s coastline following a large oil spill that fouled some of the nation’s most iconic beaches last weekend. Newsom declared a state of emergency in Southern California’s Orange County late Monday and said investigators would work quickly to determine how …

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Before O.C. oil spill, platform owner faced bankruptcy, history of regulatory problems
3 years, 2 months ago

Before O.C. oil spill, platform owner faced bankruptcy, history of regulatory problems

LA Times  

Oil platforms Elly, left, and Ellen stand about nine miles offshore from Huntington Beach in this image taken Aug. 27, 2019. “ should have been decommissioned.. It’s not a robust system of oversight.” Although California banned new offshore oil operations decades ago, platforms such as Elly continue to operate in federal waters — more than three miles from the coast. …

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Trump drilling reversal could boost coastal GOP senators
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump drilling reversal could boost coastal GOP senators

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — With one stroke, President Donald Trump’s abrupt reversal on offshore drilling this week has loosened a political vise that was tightening around three Republicans senators running for reelection in coastal states where drilling is widely opposed. After the Trump administration’s 2017 announcement of a five-year plan to open 90% of the nation’s offshore reserves to private development, …

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Trump expands ban on new offshore drilling sites in Atlantic
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump expands ban on new offshore drilling sites in Atlantic

Associated Press  

JUPITER, Fla. — President Donald Trump expanded a ban on new offshore drilling Tuesday, an election-year reversal likely to appeal to voters in Florida and other coastal states. They’re doing it for political reasons.” Back in Florida, Trump used the taxpayer-funded event to lambaste his opponent with claims that Biden would “destroy America’s middle class” and give a “free pass …

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