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Michael Baker to provide environmental compliance services for US NAVFAC Atlantic
2016-04-01 01:00:00| Naval Technology
Michael Baker International's joint venture team has been selected as the contractor for the US Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Atlantic.
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Conservationists to press on for Atlantic Ocean monuments
2016-03-29 19:09:48| Waste Management - Topix.net
Environmental conservationists dealt a blow by President Barack Obama's decision not to create a national monument in the Atlantic Ocean say they will keep pressing for preservation. The White House Council on Environmental Quality said last week that Cashes Ledge is not under consideration for monument status.
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Obama to back off Atlantic coast drilling plan
2016-03-27 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Investment Underground: An announcement from the U.S. Interior Department could come as soon as Tuesday, a person familiar with the decision told the New York Times. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced Tuesday the Obama administration will not pursue oil and gas exploration in the Atlantic. "We need to do more than taking the Atlantic off the table; we need to take the Arctic off the table and continue our transition to clean energy and a carbon-neutral economy", says Whit Sheard is the Arctic program...
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Obama Administration to block offshore drilling in Atlantic Ocean
2016-03-26 14:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sun Times: Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced the move on Twitter, saying a new five-year plan "protects the Atlantic for future generations". Late a year ago the Obama administration cancelled 2016 and 2017 Arctic oil drilling lease sales. Big Oil had targeted our coasts, but President Obama has reversed his decision to open the Atlantic seaboard for offshore drilling. The reversal comes as Mr Obama looks to solidify his legacy on environmental issues, which includes a global agreement...
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Obama Administration To Bar Oil Drilling In Atlantic Ocean
2016-03-26 14:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fayette Advocate: "By removing the entire proposed Atlantic leasing area, the administration has failed to present a serious offshore plan that will help meet our energy needs over the coming decades", David Holt, president of the Consumer Energy Alliance, said in a statement on reports the administration was withdrawing the leases. In the Interior Department's five-year plan announced on Tuesday, there are 13 potential offshore lease sales for drilling exploration; all of them are in the Gulf of Mexico or off...
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