Showing posts with label sustainable energy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sustainable energy. Show all posts

Monday, March 8, 2010

Arctic Spills, Florida Drills and Peak Oil



ALASKA

Shell could face more delays on offshore plans
http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/030510/loc_img10_001.shtml

Federal Government To Pay Bill For Oil Drilling Risk Research
http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2010/03/06/federal-government-to-pay-bill-for-oil-drilling-risk-research/
Yesterday, Amy Merten of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, warned of the consequences of a lack of adequate research on how to deal with oil spills from offshore drilling in the Arctic. “We know that we will have a spill in the Arctic. It’s just a matter of when,” she said.

FLORIDA

P.C. military officials give views on oil drilling
http://www.newsherald.com/news/drilling-81988-military-officials.html

South Walton County man takes fight against offshore drilling to Facebook
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/walton-26587-offshore-beach.html

Offshore oil exploration numbers don’t add up for Florida
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/mar/07/offshore-oil-numbers-dont-add-up-florida/

Another push for offshore oil drilling looms
http://www.bradenton.com/2010/02/28/2090186/another-push-for-offshore-oil.html

NATIONAL

Sustainable Energy or Offshore Oil?
Will More Drilling Result in Lower Prices at the Pump?
http://international-environmental-affairs.suite101.com/article.cfm/offshore-oil-drilling

Gas Crisis 35 Years Later – No Difference – Who Remembers Gas Crisis of 1973
http://gasoline.doodig.com/2010/03/07/gas-crisis-35-years-later-no-difference-who-remembers-gas-crisis-of-1973-2/

Peak Oil
Have we reached a tipping point in the global oil supply?
http://www.takepart.com/issues/peak-oil/17009

Lots of good references and "take action" tools here