Total’s Report On Amazon Reef Drilling Reveals Oil Spill Risk To Nearby Countries

The Amazon reef itself also faces significant spill risk, with the modelling commissioned by Total showing there could be an up to 30% chance of oil reaching the reef.

Zachary Davies Boren
作者 Zachary Davies Boren
An activist with her hand painted black to symbolize the contamination of oil, takes part in a protest performance demanding measures to prevent oil spills, outside the national oil company in Lima, Peru, Aug. 22, 2016. (AP/Rodrigo Abd)

The controversial offshore oil project in the mouth of the Amazon river could pose significant spill risk to nearby countries, according to documents from drilling giant Total. The findings have led to the company to disown key parts of its own Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). In a statement to Energydesk, Total said: “The countries and

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27 National Monuments At Risk Of Becoming Fossil Fuel ‘Sacrifice Zones’

“Their natural beauty and scientific and cultural importance is indisputable, but Trump and his corporate friends claim to know better. Sadly it’s just their greed talking,” said Randi Spivak of the Center for Biological Diversity.

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作者 Andrea Germanos
Mount Katahdin, the highest peak in Maine, is visible from some locations within the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. The Katahdin monument is one of the 27 under threat by Trump's executive order. (AP/Patrick Whittle)

With the public comment period ending Monday, there are just hours left for the public to weigh in on President Donald Trump's order that threatens protections of 27 national monuments designated since 1996. "These monuments were protected by presidents from both parties for good reason," said Randi Spivak, director of the Center for Biological

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Trump Administration Readies Controversial Seismic Surveys For Atlantic Drilling

The air guns used for the seismic surveys are so loud they can disturb, injure or even kill whales, sea turtles and other marine life.

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作者 Matthew Daly | AP
Sen. Bob Menendez addresses a large rally in Asbury Park, N.J., opposing federal plans that would allow oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 31, 2016. (AP/Mel Evans)

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is seeking permission to use seismic air guns to find oil and gas formations deep underneath the Atlantic Ocean floor, a reversal from the Obama administration that is outraging environmental groups and some East Coast lawmakers. The National Marine Fisheries Service said Monday it is seeking permits under

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Trump Order Could Open Up Area Larger Than Yellowstone To Drilling

An area of protected land larger than Yellowstone national park could be at risk from drilling – with six national monuments affected by the executive order sitting above known or potential reserves of oil, gas and coal.

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Lawrence Carter
作者 Joe Sandler Clarke
和 Lawrence Carter
Cliff Side of Cedar Mesa in valley of the Gods in Bears Ears National Monument

More than 2.7 million acres of iconic US landscape could be at risk from fossil fuel exploration following Donald Trump’s decision to review protections on national monuments, an Energydesk investigation can reveal. Trump issued an executive order last month requiring the Department of Interior to review 27 monuments designated since 1996 –

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Documents Reveal Norweigan Officials Teamed With Oil Lobby To Stop Ban On Arctic Oil Drilling

This comes as the Norwegian government faces legal action from NGOs – including Greenpeace – over its decision to offer new drilling licenses of the Arctic waters of the Barents Sea.

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作者 Zachary Davies Boren
Two Walrus surface in front of the Arctic Sunrise, outside of a Walrus colony/ haul out which is on the west side of Kvitøya, Svalbard archipelago.

Norwegian officials are lobbying to kill an EU resolution calling for an end to offshore oil drilling in Arctic waters, according to documents obtained by Energydesk. A letter from Norwegian MP Eirik Siversten – who leads the delegation for Arctic parliamentary cooperation – urges members of the European Parliament “to delete in the plenary

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Fracking Has Made Oklahoma As Earthquake-Prone As San Francisco

According to a new USGS earthquake risk map, Oklahoma is now one of the most earthquake-prone places in the U.S. – all thanks to oil and gas extraction in the state.

Whitney Webb
作者 Whitney Webb
Maintenance workers inspect the damage to one of the spires on Benedictine Hall at St. Gregory's University following an earthquake in Shawnee, Okla, Nov. 6, 2011. (AP/Sue Ogrocki)

 PAWNEE, OKLAHOMA-- For the last several years, something strange has been going on in Oklahoma. While the occurrence of earthquakes in the state usually hovers between one to three quakes annually, Oklahoma is now averaging one to three significant earthquakes per day. According to a newly released USGS earthquake risk map, Oklahoma is now just

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