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UK politics
fromBusiness Matters
4 days ago

New North Sea oil fields would "send a shock wave around the world", climate experts warn

Britain's potential new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea threatens global climate leadership and undermines efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
SF politics
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 week ago

Trump exempts oil drilling companies from the Endangered Species Act by invoking special powers

The Trump administration used the 'God Squad' to bypass endangered species protections for increased oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
East Bay (California)
fromSFGATE
1 week ago

Project could open thousands of acres in Bay Area to oil and gas drilling

California plans to lease over a million acres for oil and gas drilling, sparking significant public concern and opposition.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago
Environment

Federal God squad' exempts oil and gas drilling in Gulf of Mexico from endangered species rules

Oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is exempted from the Endangered Species Act, raising concerns for endangered marine life.
fromFortune
1 week ago
SF politics

Washington's 'God Squad' assembles to debate the fate of a rare endangered whale and drilling in the Gulf of Mexico | Fortune

A U.S. panel is considering exempting Gulf oil drilling from the Endangered Species Act, raising concerns for marine life and a rare whale species.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Federal God squad' exempts oil and gas drilling in Gulf of Mexico from endangered species rules

Oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is exempted from the Endangered Species Act, raising concerns for endangered marine life.
SF politics
fromFortune
1 week ago

Washington's 'God Squad' assembles to debate the fate of a rare endangered whale and drilling in the Gulf of Mexico | Fortune

A U.S. panel is considering exempting Gulf oil drilling from the Endangered Species Act, raising concerns for marine life and a rare whale species.
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Environment
fromFortune
1 week ago

Trump's plan to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico could be foiled by just 50 survivors of a rare whale species | Fortune

Expansion of oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico threatens the endangered Rice's whale and other marine species with extinction.
US politics
fromArs Technica
3 months ago

US oil industry doesn't see profit in Trump's "pro-petroleum" moves

Permitting delays increase costs, risks, and can cancel or downsize oil projects; companies invest only when projects are economically profitable, not for political reasons.
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fromLos Angeles Times
6 months ago

California lawmakers pass measures to expand oil production in Central Valley, restrict offshore drilling

In a bid to stabilize struggling crude-oil refineries, state lawmakers on Saturday passed a last-minute bill that would allow the construction of 2,000 new oil wells annually in the San Joaquin Valley while further restricting drilling along California's iconic coastline. The measure, Senate Bill 237, was part of a deal on climate and environmental issues brokered behind closed doors by Gov. Gavin Newsom, state Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Hollister).
Environment
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Erasure of years of work': outcry as White House moves to open Arctic reserve to oil and gas drilling

The Trump administration's plan to expand oil drilling in the Arctic is prompting significant public opposition due to environmental concerns and rights of Alaska Natives.
Canada news
fromeuronews
9 months ago

Four dead after oil drilling ship capsizes in Egypt's Gulf of Suez

An oil drilling vessel capsized in the Gulf of Suez, resulting in four deaths and four crew members unaccounted for.
from24/7 Wall St.
10 months ago

Even The Largest Oil And Gas Hubs Oppose Drilling In The Arctic

In a nation where conservation often battles energy needs, only a third of Americans support expanding drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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