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Environment News tagged with oil drilling

Protect Arctic Wildlife Refuge Forever ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, Arctic wildlife refuge, oil drilling, habitat, nature, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 74 days ago - change.org
With past Presidents and Vice Presidents who seem to represent the oil industry, rather than the American people, and too many members of Congress willing to do their bidding, the Arctic Wildlife Refuge is under siege, yet, again.
21 comments
Help Defend Bristol Bay From Destructive Drilling ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, Bristol Bay, protection, oil drilling, animals, habitat, nature, wildlife )

Cher
- 128 days ago - globalwarming.change.org
Home to imperiled sea otters, whales and sea lions and the world's largest run of sockeye salmon, Alaska's Bristol Bay is a national treasure. But this ecological and economic powerhouse could soon be open to oil and gas drilling, and a potentially
10 comments
From Grasslands to Gaslands Say No to Drilling in Suffield National Wildlife Area ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, wildlife, protection, nature, animals, oil drilling, habitat, destruction )

Cher
- 156 days ago - change.org
Suffield National Wildlife Area near Medicine Hat, Alberta is home to 16 species of plants and animals at risk of extinction in Canada, including the Burrowing Owl, the Northern Leopard Frog, and the Western Harvest Mouse.
8 comments
Take Action: Ask the Obama Administration to Save America's Coastlines!
Environment  (tags: government, obama, oil drilling, offshore, oceans, exxon, greed, money, energy sustainability, environment, globalwarming, CO2emissions, conservation, nature, pollution, wildlife, ecosystems, destruction, business )

Tom
- 247 days ago - nrdconline.org
Last year, Congress voted to lift the longstanding ban on offshore drilling. Drilling won't reduce our dependence on oil! Tell the Obama Administration to oppose offshore drilling and pursue sustainable, long-term solutions to the energy crisis.
16 comments
No New Oil Drilling--Environment America--ACTION ALERT
Environment  (tags: environment, oil, oil drilling, oil spill )

Aba Offli
- 465 days ago - environmentamerica.org
On Sept. 30, protections for America's coasts will expire, allowing oil companies to begin drilling for oil off beaches that have been protected for generations. To keep our protected coasts free of oil rigs
51 comments
Cue the Wingnuts to Spin Environmental Disaster as a GOOD Thing | PEEK | AlterNet
Environment  (tags: environment, globalwarming, habitatdestruction, artic, drilling, oil drilling )


- 486 days ago - alternet.org
There's oil in the arctic. Now right-wing radio will probably start talking about how great melting ice caps are, as they make it easier to drill.
6 comments
Arctic Drilling Wouldn't Cool High Oil Prices
Environment  (tags: environment, habitatdestruction, oil drilling )

Michael
- 508 days ago - usnews.com
Drilling for oil beneath the pristine tundra of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge would do little to ease world oil prices, the federal government's energy forecasters said in a new report issued in a week
18 comments
Ask Your Senators to Approve Ban On Northern California Oil Drilling! Take Action!!
Environment  (tags: oil drilling, ban, destruction, environment, nature, wildlife, ecosystems, protection, habitat )

Cher
- 548 days ago - ga0.org
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation unanimously approved a proposed measure to ban oil drilling off the Northern California coast. The bill, which has already been passed by the House of Representatives, would permanently
7 comments
Chill the Drills - Protect Alaska's Polar Bear Seas - PETITION
Environment  (tags: oil drilling, habitatdestruction, conservation, alaska's polar bear seas, wildlife, endangered, environment )

Simone
- 607 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Known as the 'Polar Bear Seas,' the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas are essential habitat for polar bears and other important marine mammals such as beluga and bowhead whales and bearded and spotted seals. The Chukchi Sea supports approximately one-tenth of
32 comments
Oppose Oil Drilling in Yukon Flats and Enter to Win a Free Alaska Trip! PETITION Please
Environment  (tags: pollution, wildlife, oceans, nature, destruction, OIL DRILLING )

Jocelyn
- 632 days ago - action.wilderness.org
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is moving to hand over 110,000 acres in the pristine Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil and gas exploration. In addition, they plan to transfer 97,000 of subsurface mineral rights to Doyon, Ltd, a for
28 comments
TAKE ACTION: Ask ConocoPhillips Not to Drill in Polar Bear Habitat !
Environment  (tags: ConocoPhillips, habitat destruction, oil drilling, animalwelfare, polar bear habitat, destruction, wildlife )

Cindy
- 645 days ago - environmental-action.org
Conoco-Phillips, one of the largest oil companies in the world, really wants to drill in Alaska. In fact, they were the high bidder for drilling rights to tens of thousands of acres of pristine polar bear habitat. Yet they have the moxie to proclaim on th
12 comments
Save the Canyons of Utah From Drilling and ORVs
Environment  (tags: environment, wildlife habitat, ecosystems, destruction, oil drilling, UTAH, habitatdestruction, wildlife, animals )

Cher
- 722 days ago - action.wilderness.org
The Bureau of Land Management's plan for the breathtaking canyonlands of east-central Utah leaves most of the area's rugged wildlands unprotected from oil and gas drilling and rapidly expanding off-road vehicle use. PLEASE SIGN PETITION!
12 comments
Appeals Court Tells Shell: NO ARTIC OCEAN DRILLING
Environment  (tags: Artic, Shell, Appeals Court, oil, oil drilling, Canada, Alaska )

RC
- 804 days ago - truthout.org
Another, but possibly temporary, victory for the environment. The ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco will stop Dutch Shell's efforts for now, at least.
38 comments
Court Orders Shell Oil to Suspend Offshore Drilling in Arctic
Environment  (tags: alaska, environment, oil drilling )

Jacquelin
- 860 days ago - foxnews.com
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A federal appeals court has ordered Shell Oil to stop its exploratory drilling program off the north coast of Alaska at least until a hearing in August. The order, issued Thursday by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, comes aft
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