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Meet the man who wants to bring offshore oil and gas exploration to North Carolina

Port City Daily | Cory Mannion| August 10, 2017 WILMINGTON — As the debate over offshore drilling in the Atlantic Ocean continues, the organization that wants to bring the oil and natural gas industry to North Carolina is urging people not to rush to judgement on what […]

Letter: Energy security

Post & Courier | July 31, 2017 | Bonnie Loomis The Trump administration’s action to move forward on energy exploration opportunities in the Atlantic is welcome news for South Carolina’s economy. We’re already enjoying the low gasoline prices that have been made possible by surging […]

Letter: Embrace opportunity to explore energy savings

USA Today | July 15, 2017 | Kevin Doyle While Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) applauds Senator Bill Nelson and Congressman Matt Gaetz for their service, we are concerned about their position regarding energy development and the consequences on working families, retirees living on fixed incomes, […]

Seismic tests as a steppingstone to Virginia offshore drilling raises excitement and concern

The Virginian-Pilot | Dave Mayfield | June 26, 2017 A rig won’t drill off the Virginia coast without a new round of seismic surveys for potential oil and gas deposits. That’s one of the few things about which there’s wide agreement among people who cry […]

Obama Bans New Oil Drilling on Millions of Acres of U.S. Waters

Bloomberg | December 20, 2016 | Jennifer A. Dlouhy & Josh Wingrove President Barack Obama banned new offshore oil and gas development in more than 100 million acres of the U.S. Arctic and undersea canyons in the Atlantic Ocean, an announcement certain to provoke a fight […]

NOIA Decries Obama Withdrawal of Offshore Areas, Looks Forward to Trump Administration

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 Contact:  Nicolette Nye, (202) 465-8463, nnye@nullnoia.org NOIA Decries Obama Withdrawal of Offshore Areas, Looks Forward to Trump Administration  Washington, D.C. – National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi today issued the following statement on the withdrawal of portions of […]

Obama Said to Use 1953 Law to Block Drilling in Arctic, Atlantic

Bloomberg | December 20, 2016 | Jennifer A. Dlouhy President Barack Obama is preparing to block the sale of new offshore drilling rights in much of the U.S. Arctic and parts of the Atlantic, a move that could indefinitely restrict oil production there, according to […]

First offshore wind farm completed

Providence Journal | August 18, 2016 | Alex Kuffner PROVIDENCE -- Construction of the first offshore wind farm in the nation is complete. Crews working for Providence-based developer Deepwater Wind mounted the final blade on the fifth turbine of the Block Island Wind Farm just […]

How Nova Scotia scientists use bacteria to find oil

Herald News | July 12, 2016 | Dinshaw Staff Reporter Scientists are using oil-eating bacteria to help guide them to fresh hydrocarbon deposits off the Nova Scotia coast. Working under senior geophysicist Adam MacDonald at the Nova Scotia Department of Energy, the research team aims […]

Guest Column: Seismic Tests Won’t Harm Fish

Coastal Review Online | June 27, 2016 | Nikki Martin Editor’s note: To stimulate discussion and debate, Coastal Review Online welcomes differing viewpoints on topical coastal issues. See our guidelines for submitting guest columns. The opinions expressed here are not those of Coastal Review Online […]
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