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U.S. approves plan to open Atlantic to oil reserve surveys
2014-07-18 21:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Obama administration on Friday approved a plan that would allow companies to assess oil resources off the Atlantic Coast, angering environmental groups that worried the plan will harm marine life and open the door to offshore drilling. First outlined by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in February, the plan lays out the mitigation measures companies would be required to undertake before conducting seismic testing to gauge the oil reserves in the Atlantic Ocean. "We are taking every...
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