Tag: Offshore Oil Drilling
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EPA Accused of Violating Clean Water Act Through Approval of Corexit in BP Gulf Oil Cleanup
DESMOGBLOG — So from the start, it was glaringly obvious that both the EPA and BP knew that Corexit was the wrong choice, but chose to go with it anyway because it could make BP a little extra cash on the side …
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Waterkeeper Alliance Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Coast Guard Over Ongoing Oil Spill
WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE — “We filed this suit to stop the spill and lift the veil of secrecy surrounding Taylor Oil’s eight-year long response and recovery operation …
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Obama Nominates Ernest Moniz as Energy Secretary
ECOWATCH — President Obama’s expected nominee for Energy Secretary, Ernest Moniz, has a history of supporting dirty and dangerous energy sources like gas and nuclear power with polluting partners including …
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Tell Attorney General Holder: No Tax Write-Offs for BP for Spilling Oil
OIL CHANGE INTERNATIONAL — We need your help to tell Attorney General Eric Holder that we won’t stand for our government allowing BP to take a tax write-off for devastating the Gulf …
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Shell Abandons 2013 Arctic Drilling
ECOWATCH — After a year of embarrassing failures and accidents, Royal Dutch Shell announced yesterday it would not drill in the Arctic this year …