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Obama's Arctic drilling strategy: It's complicated
2015-05-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: It was just in January when environmentalists were praising President Obama for setting aside nearly 10 million acres in the Arctic Ocean for protection from oil and gas development. Weeks before that, his administration announced he would not allow drilling in Alaska`s Bristol Bay, home to one of the world`s richest runs of wild salmon. Now, after his administration on Monday announced conditional approval for Shell Alaska to drill exploratory wells in parts of the Arctic, critics were quick...
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Shells Record Adds to the Anger of Those Opposing Arctic Drilling
2015-05-13 03:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: When the Obama administration announced on Monday that it would let Shell drill for oil off the Alaskan coast this year if it met certain conditions, environmentalists were outraged not just by the administrations decision to allow drilling, but by its decision to give Shell, in particular, the green light. They said that the companys track record in the Arctic should rule out another chance for it. Shell tried to drill in the Arctic in 2012, and the companys multibillion-dollar drilling...
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Obama administration grants Shell conditional approval for Arctic drilling
2015-05-12 20:00:45| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: An effort to bring oil rigs to waters off the Alaskan coast took a step forward Monday as the Obama administration granted conditional approval to a plan by Shell Gulf of Mexico to begin exploratory drilling in the Chukchi Sea. The decision by the Interior Departments Bureau of Ocean Energy Management removes a major obstacle to Shells years-long effort to begin oil and gas operations in U.S. Arctic waters. But the company must still obtain federal and state permits before any drilling can begin....
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Shell wins key federal approval for its Arctic oil drilling plans
2015-05-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Post-Intelligencer: Shells plan to take up oil drilling again this summer in remote Arctic waters of the Chukchi Sea cleared a key hurdle on Monday, winning approval from the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. As we move forward, any offshore exploratory activities will continue to be subject to rigorous safety standards, the bureaus director, Abigail Ross Harper, said in a statement. We have taken a thoughtful approach to carefully considering potential exploration in the Chukchi Sea, recognizing the...
Obama administration gives the nod to Arctic oil drilling
2015-05-12 12:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The US Interior Department has given its approval to the oil giant Shell to begin drilling in Arctic waters, subject to safety conditions being met. But pressure groups have responded with criticism over Shell`s ability to overcome safety concerns. After a long review into the procedures, American officials referred to rigorous safety standards and said that, should Shell receive approval from safety agencies, it can begin drilling for oil in the region. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management...
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