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Obama, Suspend Arctic Ocean Drilling
2013-01-10 19:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: CEOs from conservation organizations today called on Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to suspend offshore oil and gas activities in the Arctic Ocean. Today CEOs from Alaska Wilderness League, Center for Biological Diversity, Clean Water Action, Defenders of Wildlife, Earthjustice, Environment America, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, League of Conservation Voters, National Audubon Society, National Parks Conservation Association, Natural Resources Defense Council, Oceana, Ocean Conservancy,...
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Shell Oil Drilling Platform Stranded In sensitive Arctic Region
2013-01-10 03:38:56| oilandgasonline News Articles
The multinational oil giant Shell is facing fresh criticism of its Arctic offshore oil drilling programme, after one of its platforms was left stranded in an environmentally sensitive area of the Alaskan coast.
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Shell's rig failure the tip of the iceberg for Arctic drilling?
2013-01-10 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
The recent grounding of Shell's drill ship in Alaska has added fuel to fears that offshore operations in the Arctic may be too risky. And while the Obama administration has supported Arctic offshore drilling in the past, the tables may be about to tu
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Norway to vote on opening two frontier Arctic areas to oil: minister
2013-01-09 12:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Norway's Parliament is expected to vote this year on opening two major frontier Arctic areas to oil and gas exploration, the country's energy minister said on Wednesday. The world's eighth-largest oil exporter is opening large swathes of its northern offshore areas to oil exploration in order to mitigate falling production in the North Sea. Among the areas being opened are the waters off Jan Mayen island, a speck of land situated to the north-east of Iceland, some 1,000 kilometers (621 miles)...
VIDEO: Can the Arctic bring an oil revolution?
2013-01-09 10:35:02| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The world's biggest oil companies are pouring billions into drilling in the Arctic but energy economist Fatih Birol believes significant production growth won't be seen in the next 20 years.
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