Oil & Gas
Monitoring the Aftermath:
Seven years ago, we mourned the deaths of the 11 who died in the Deepwater Horizon explosion, and watched in growing horror as a torrent of oil poured forth from …
Abandoned Offshore Oil Rigs to be Left in the Ocean
Press Contact Persons: Linda Krop, Environmental Defense Center (805) 963-1622 x106 Richard Charter, The Ocean Foundation (707) 875-2345 GROUPS OPPOSE BILL TO PUSH OCEAN DUMPING OF OFFSHORE RIGS A diverse …
Sundarban Spill: Mangroves and dolphins at risk
By Mark J. Spalding, President Tuesday morning, we woke to bad news about a shipping accident in the waters of Bangladesh. The Southern Star-7, a tanker had collided with another …
Oil and Gas Regulators Look to Industry to Police Itself, Four Years After Deepwater Horizon
When more than 200 million gallons of oil was set free into the Gulf, it exposed more than a few issues. In response, a presidential commission prescribed a number of …
Methane hydrate offshore is tempting, perilous natural gas
It’s called fire ice: methane hydrate, the natural gas lying off South Carolina, the fuel widely acknowledged to be driving a campaign to open the deep ocean offshore to oil …
