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Scientists: Drop Arctic from plans for offshore drilling

2016-06-15 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Nearly 400 scientists have signed a letter urging President Obama to eliminate the possibility of Arctic offshore drilling in the near future by taking the Arctic Ocean out of the next federal offshore lease sale plan. The scientists include Jane Lubchenco, Obama's former administrator of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, now a researcher and teacher at Oregon State University. "I've witnessed some of the unprecedented changes underway in the Arctic" Lubchenco said...

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Statoil finalises drilling programme offshore Newfoundland

2016-06-13 01:00:00| Offshore Technology

Statoil has completed an exploration drilling programme offshore Newfoundland, Canada, in a bid to increase the robustness of the Bay du Nord project.

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The Climate Costs of Offshore Oil Drilling

2016-06-10 19:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: When the U.S. government refuses to include the costs of climate change in its environmental assessments, were the ones that pay. A new report from Greenpeace USA and Oil Change International shows that President Obamas plan to expand offshore oil and gas drilling will lead to an increase in global carbon dioxide emissions--and those emissions will impose billions in social costs that well all be stuck paying for. More Drilling Leads to Increased Carbon Emissions The report, The Climate...

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Maryland sets public meetings on gas drilling rules

2016-06-10 13:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: The Maryland Department of the Environment says it will hold three public meetings this month to discuss proposed regulations for hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the state. The agency said in a statement Thursday evening that the first meeting will be held June 22 in Cumberland. Subsequent meetings are scheduled June 27 in Baltimore and June 29 in McHenry. The agency is required by law to adopt regulations by Oct. 1, but no drilling would be permitted before Oct. 1, 2017. The department...

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