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US curbs Arctic offshore drilling
2015-10-17 00:46:14| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The US announces new curbs on oil and gas exploration off Alaska's northern coast, after Shell stopped its Arctic operation there.
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Exxon Arctic Drilling Benefitting From Global Warming
2015-10-10 23:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
International Business Times: For decades, the oil company Exxon questioned the science of climate change, even as it researched the possible impact of global warming on its operations in the Arctic -- and factored its findings into its plans. Above, U.S. Coast Guard flight loadmaster Kevin Fox, left, and University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist Rick Steiner survey ice conditions in the Beaufort Sea, about 200 miles from shore, from the window of a Coast Guard C130 Sept. 30, 2009. Reuters/Yereth Rosen For the more than 20...
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What Exxon knew about the Earth's melting Arctic
2015-10-10 15:56:11| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The board's response: Exxon had studied the science of global warming and concluded it was too murky to warrant action. The company's "examination of the issue supports the conclusions that the facts today and the projection of future effects are very unclear."
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What Exxon knew about the Earth's melting Arctic
2015-10-10 11:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Back in 1990, as the debate over climate change was heating up, a dissident shareholder petitioned the board of Exxon, one of the worlds largest oil companies, imploring it to develop a plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its production plants and facilities. The boards response: Exxon had studied the science of global warming and concluded it was too murky to warrant action. The companys examination of the issue supports the conclusions that the facts today and the projection of future...
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Obama doubles down on Arctic drilling regs
2015-10-06 15:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The Obama administration still plans to issue regulations for oil and natural gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean despite Royal Dutch Shell's decision to abandon its drilling efforts for the foreseeable future. Brian Salerno, director of the Interior Departments Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), said regulators are moving forward with their rules, even though drilling is not likely to return to the Arctic for years, or even decades. It still matters, Salerno told Platts...
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