Today, the Worldwatch Institute published an article detailing a decline in offshore drilling opposition in sharp contrast to the year 1982 when the drilling moratorium was enacted. Further expansions by George H. W. Bush in 1990 extended the moratorium to include the coasts of Florida, California and New England. With the presidency of Clinton in 1998, the ban was again extended until the year 2012.
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Offshore drilling resistance evaporating
(via www.planmygreen.com)
Submitted by PlanMyGreen on Thu, 2008-09-04 04:13. | Tags: politics | congress | environment | gas drilling | gas prices | natural gas | ocean drilling | offshore drilling | offshore drilling ban | oil drilling
OIL: Our National Dog and Pony Show
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The greatest show on earth.
Submitted by MaxMaxL on Wed, 2008-06-18 22:50. | Tags: politics | big oil | bush | chevron | crude oil | Drill | environment | environmentalism | environmentalists | Florida | gasoline | John McCain | offshore oil | offshore oil leases | oil | oil drilling | opec | president bush | Saudi Arabia
House Cmte. Hearing: On Thin Ice -- The Future of The Polar Bear
(via video.energypolicytv.com)
Chairman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) questions members of the Bush administration regarding the delay of a decision to list polar bears under theEndangered Species Act until after a controversial lease sale for oil drilling off of Alaska. The hearing also features experts on wildlife protection and oil drilling.
Submitted by EPTV on Fri, 2008-01-18 18:20. | Tags: politics | Alaska | arctic | congress | endangered species act | oil drilling | petroleum | polar bears | species | video | wildlife
