Is offshore drilling coming to a beach near you?

No ocean safe from Trump’s fossil fuel agenda Staff Report Environmental attorneys are going to be busy the next few years under an onslaught of proposed fossil fuel development projects, including offshore oil and gas drilling. As part of the Trump administration’s misguided push for “energy dominance,’ the federal government is preparing to create a

Trump administration starts push for more offshore drilling

Prospects for new executive order are unclear and legal challenges await Staff Report Donald Trump’s retro administration is taking another step backward by attempting to re-open parts of the Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific oceans, as well as the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, for offshore oil drilling. The executive order announced by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke

Alaska’s senators want more offshore drilling in Arctic waters

GOP assault on the environment continues Staff Report Environmental protections are under attack on every front and the far North is no exception. Alaska’s senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both Republicans, appear willing to risk fragile ocean environments for a few more petrodollars, so they’ve opportunistically introduced a bill that would expand oil and

No seismic blasting off East Coast — for now

Obama denies six fossil fuel exploration permits Staff Report Ocean animals along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. will remain safe from excessive noise pollution at least for the foreseeable future, as President Obama last week moved to deny six permit applications for oil and gas exploration from Florida to Delaware — including requests to

Obama administration slows offshore oil and gas leasing

“We heard from many corners that now is not the time to offer oil and gas leasing off the Atlantic coast” Staff Report Environmental activists are claiming a partial victory in the ongoing battle over offshore oil and gas drilling after the Obama administration declared it will not offer any leases off the U.S. Atlantic

Environment: Coastal communities in southeastern U.S. not exactly enthusiastic about offshore oil and gas drilling

Offshore wind energy projects touted as better alternative Staff Report FRISCO — Cities along the southeastern coast of the U.S. are lining up to oppose offshore fossil fuel exploitation. Earlier this week, the  Morehead City Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing seismic airgun blasting and offshore drilling. The council’s resolution expresses concerns that federal plans

Environment: Federal appeals court nixes fossil fuel lease sales in Chukchi Sea

Judges say feds made ‘arbitrary and capricious’ decision on how much oil can be extracted By Bob Berwyn FRISCO — There’s no question that there is a lot of oil beneath the seafloor of the Arctic Ocean, and the Chukchi Sea, specifically. But exactly how much is a question that is still open to debate,

Energy: GOP seeks to force more offshore drilling

Anti-environmental energy bill would increase heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions and risk more oil spills By Summit Voice FRISCO — Just a few days after President Obama described the urgent need to move away from fossil fuels, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would result in even more heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions. Playing

Report finds serious flaws with Shell’s Arctic drilling program

Equipment failures, environmental violations and lack of oversight need to be addressed before moving ahead with drilling plans * More coverage of Shell’s Arctic drilling program By Summit Voice FRISCO — Eager to exploit the Arctic for fossil fuel resources and to live up to shareholder expectations, Royal Dutch Shell rushed into its offshore drilling

Environment: Drill rig runs aground on Alaskan island

Shell Oil struggling with keeping control off its Arctic oil drilling equipment By Summit Voice FRISCO — While pressing ahead with plans for offshore oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean, Shel Oil has been unable to maintain control of its equipment. In the latest accident, one of the company’s oil drilling ships ran aground New