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State Senate OKs climate change bill, seeks ban new offshore drilling
2015-06-04 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: State senators passed legislation Wednesday intended to help California tackle climate change by setting new targets for generating renewable energy, reducing gasoline use and increasing energy efficiency in buildings. The lawmakers also approved a measure that would ban new offshore oil drilling from an area in the Santa Barbara Channel known as Tranquillon Ridge, two weeks after an oil spill at nearby Refugio State Beach. The climate change bill, which now goes to the Assembly with other...
Falcon and partners start drilling at Beetaloo Basin, Australia
2015-06-01 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
Global energy firm Falcon Oil & Gas along with partners Origin Resources and Sasol Petroleum Australia has started drilling at its initial three wells in the Beetaloo Basin, located in Northern Territory of Australia.
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Bowleven starts drilling at Zingana well in Cameroon
2015-06-01 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
UK based oil and gas company Bowleven has started drilling operations at the the Zingana exploration well on the Bomono Permit in Cameroon.
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Obama Tweets Why He Approved Arctic Drilling in the Face of Climate Concerns
2015-05-29 14:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: On Thursday afternoon, President Obama took to his newly-minted personal Twitter account to answer questions about climate change. After fielding a question about climate denial, the president took on the controversial question of drilling in the Arctic - something that has been seen as contradictory to his interest in fighting climate change. @POTUS Why are you allowing oil drilling in the arctic if you are concerned about climate change? #AskPOTUS -- Ben Alexander (@BigBennyFL) May 28, 2015...
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U.S. to Limit Petroleum Drilling on Habitat of Greater Sage Grouse
2015-05-29 14:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The Obama administration, aiming to keep a finicky, chickenlike bird called the greater sage grouse off the endangered species list, moved on Thursday to limit petroleum drilling and other activities on some of its wide-ranging habitat in the American West. The move which includes a collection of 14 land-management plans across 10 states stems from a determination in 2010 by the federal Fish and Wildlife Service that the bird, a potent symbol of the West known for its flamboyant courtship strut,...
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