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The Transocean Deepwater Asgard offshore drilling rig at sea in January 10, 2018
us/Exclusive: 2020’s Hurricane Zeta Nearly Caused 'Another Deepwater Horizon Catastrophe' in Gulf of Mexico
By Sharon Kelly
onApr 5, 2021 @ 10:11 PDT
The near-miss raises questions of corporate management in a battered oil industry, how drillers will handle increasingly volatile hurricanes, and federal oversight of the offshore drilling industry nearly 11 years after the Gulf of Mexico was coated in oil.
The near-miss raises questions of corporate management in a battered oil industry, how drillers will handle increasingly volatile hurricanes, and federal oversight of the offshore drilling industry nearly 11 years after the Gulf of Mexico was coated in oil.
Oil derrick and tax refund u-turn sign overlaid
Fossil Fuel Tax Programs to Cut Emissions Lead to Lots of Industry Profit, Little Climate Action
By Justin Mikulka
onApr 4, 2021 @ 00:01 PDT
New calls for market-based approaches to limiting climate pollution raise concerns about these policies’ effectiveness
New calls for market-based approaches to limiting climate pollution raise concerns about these policies’ effectiveness
Maxwell Smith filled with grief over his daughter's death.
us/Father of Teen Killed in Oil Tank Explosion Pushing for New Louisiana Safety Measures
By Julie Dermansky
onApr 2, 2021 @ 14:28 PDT
Girl’s tragic death in oil industry explosion haunts her family
Girl’s tragic death in oil industry explosion haunts her family
Permian rig
Feds Move Forward with New Mexico Drilling Plan Despite Community Outcry
By Guest
onMar 30, 2021 @ 16:13 PDT
The plan could allow as many as 3,650 new oil and gas wells in areas near Chaco Culture National Historical Park and surrounding Navajo communities.
The plan could allow as many as 3,650 new oil and gas wells in areas near Chaco Culture National Historical Park and surrounding Navajo communities.
Why Companies’ ‘Net-Zero’ Emissions Pledges Should Trigger a Healthy Dose of Skepticism
By Guest
onMar 25, 2021 @ 13:18 PDT
Is it enough to restore and protect the environment without fundamentally changing a polluting business-as-usual paradigm?
Is it enough to restore and protect the environment without fundamentally changing a polluting business-as-usual paradigm?
Grangemouth Oil Refinery
Why Companies’ ‘Net-Zero’ Emissions Pledges Should Trigger a Healthy Dose of Skepticism
By Guest
onMar 25, 2021 @ 13:18 PDT
By Oliver Miltenberger, The University of Melbourne and Matthew D. Potts, University of California, Berkeley  Originally published in The Conversation Hundreds of companies, i...
uk/The New Policing Bill is the Real Attack On Democracy
By Guest
onMar 25, 2021 @ 02:56 PDT
A new proposed bill in the UK could make it harder to have "noisy" protests.
A new proposed bill in the UK could make it harder to have "noisy" protests.
us/New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Climate Action as Congress Weighs Big Infrastructure Bill
By Nick Cunningham
onMar 24, 2021 @ 11:50 PDT
Americans support the steps taken by the Biden administration thus far to tackle climate change by large margins, according to a new poll. The widespread support comes as the White House and the U....
Experts Urge World Leaders to 'Put Marine Ecosystems at the Heart of Climate Policy'
By Guest
onMar 22, 2021 @ 12:18 PDT
By Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams As global weather experts warned Monday that the world's oceans are “under threat like never before,” more than 3,000 scientists, politicians, and other public fi...
I’m a Climate Scientist — Here Are 3 Key Things I Have Learned Over a Year of COVID
By Guest
onMar 11, 2021 @ 08:59 PST
By Piers Forster, University of Leeds The planet had already warmed by around 1.2 degrees Celsius (2.2 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times when the World Health Organization officially ...

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us/Exclusive: 2020’s Hurricane Zeta Nearly Caused 'Another Deepwater Horizon Catastrophe' in Gulf of Mexico
BySharon Kelly
onApr 5, 2021 @ 10:11 PDT

The near-miss raises questions of corporate management in a battered oil industry, how drillers will handle increasingly volatile hurricanes, and federal oversight of the offshore drilling industry nearly 11 years after the Gulf of Mexico was coated in oil.

The near-miss raises questions of corporate management in a battered oil industry, how drillers will handle increasingly volatile hurricanes, and federal oversight of the offshore drilling industry nearly 11 years after the Gulf of Mexico was coated in oil.
The Transocean Deepwater Asgard offshore drilling rig at sea in January 10, 2018
Analysis
Fossil Fuel Tax Programs to Cut Emissions Lead to Lots of Industry Profit, Little Climate Action
ByJustin Mikulka
onApr 4, 2021 @ 00:01 PDT

New calls for market-based approaches to limiting climate pollution raise concerns about these policies’ effectiveness

New calls for market-based approaches to limiting climate pollution raise concerns about these policies’ effectiveness
Oil derrick and tax refund u-turn sign overlaid
us/Father of Teen Killed in Oil Tank Explosion Pushing for New Louisiana Safety Measures
ByJulie Dermansky
onApr 2, 2021 @ 14:28 PDT

Girl’s tragic death in oil industry explosion haunts her family

Girl’s tragic death in oil industry explosion haunts her family
Maxwell Smith filled with grief over his daughter's death.
Feds Move Forward with New Mexico Drilling Plan Despite Community Outcry
ByGuest
onMar 30, 2021 @ 16:13 PDT

The plan could allow as many as 3,650 new oil and gas wells in areas near Chaco Culture National Historical Park and surrounding Navajo communities.

The plan could allow as many as 3,650 new oil and gas wells in areas near Chaco Culture National Historical Park and surrounding Navajo communities.
Permian rig
Why Companies’ ‘Net-Zero’ Emissions Pledges Should Trigger a Healthy Dose of Skepticism
ByGuest
onMar 25, 2021 @ 13:18 PDT

Is it enough to restore and protect the environment without fundamentally changing a polluting business-as-usual paradigm?

Is it enough to restore and protect the environment without fundamentally changing a polluting business-as-usual paradigm?
Why Companies’ ‘Net-Zero’ Emissions Pledges Should Trigger a Healthy Dose of Skepticism
ByGuest
onMar 25, 2021 @ 13:18 PDT

By Oliver Miltenberger, The University of Melbourne and Matthew D. Potts, University of California, Berkeley  Originally published in The Conversation Hundreds of companies, i...
Grangemouth Oil Refinery
Opinion
uk/The New Policing Bill is the Real Attack On Democracy
ByGuest
onMar 25, 2021 @ 02:56 PDT

A new proposed bill in the UK could make it harder to have "noisy" protests.

A new proposed bill in the UK could make it harder to have "noisy" protests.
us/New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Climate Action as Congress Weighs Big Infrastructure Bill
ByNick Cunningham
onMar 24, 2021 @ 11:50 PDT

Americans support the steps taken by the Biden administration thus far to tackle climate change by large margins, according to a new poll. The widespread support comes as the White House and the U....
Experts Urge World Leaders to 'Put Marine Ecosystems at the Heart of Climate Policy'
ByGuest
onMar 22, 2021 @ 12:18 PDT

By Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams As global weather experts warned Monday that the world's oceans are “under threat like never before,” more than 3,000 scientists, politicians, and other public fi...
Analysis
I’m a Climate Scientist — Here Are 3 Key Things I Have Learned Over a Year of COVID
ByGuest
onMar 11, 2021 @ 08:59 PST

By Piers Forster, University of Leeds The planet had already warmed by around 1.2 degrees Celsius (2.2 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times when the World Health Organization officially ...

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