Tag: oil and gas exploration
An April Fool’s Joke Or Not? “The God Squad Is Overriding Protections For Endangered Species”
Here at CleanTechnica we like to step aside and have a little fun on April 1 and tease our readers a bit. (See here, here, here, and here.) So, in keeping with that tradition, I’d like to test your ability to separate truth from tripe, to distinguish applesauce from argument. … [continued]
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Hegseth Invokes National Security in Seeking to Exempt Gulf Oil & Gas Activities from Endangered Species Act
‘God Squad’ federal panel to meet next week to address exemption request. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump Administration has invoked “national security concerns” to justify exempting all oil and gas exploration and drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act (ESA), according to a legal filing. The declaration, … [continued]
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Sierra Club Notice of Intent to Sue Flags Agency Failures to Protect Arctic Polar Bears from Oil & Gas Activities
Flawed Fish and Wildlife Service Opinion Underestimates Effects on Threatened Species WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Sierra Club, represented by its Environmental Law Program, and allied organizations represented by Trustees for Alaska filed a notice flagging ESA violations by the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife … [continued]
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Oil’s Calm Before the Storm: Hidden Weaknesses, China’s Stockpiles and the Oil Demand Mirage
A year ago, I published an article on Peak Oil Demand and the impact EVs would have in the world’s most traded commodity. I thought a followup was worth it by now because some things have become clearer, but more importantly, because weird things have been happening in the world … [continued]
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Florida Approves Bill Banning Oil & Gas Operations Near Apalachicola
A plan to drill for oil and gas near Apalachicola, Florida, sparked a drive by local residents and businesses to protect the area.
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