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Oil Companies Used Fracturing in Coastal Waters Off California
2013-08-05 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Companies prospecting for oil off Californias coast have used hydraulic fracturing on at least a dozen occasions to force open cracks beneath the seabed, and now regulators are investigating whether the practice should require a separate permit and be subject to stricter environmental review. While debate has raged over fracking on land, prompting efforts to ban or severely restrict it, offshore fracking has occurred with little attention in sensitive coastal waters where for decades new oil leases...
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Coastal towns 'in cycle of poverty'
2013-08-05 02:56:08| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Declining seaside towns in parts of the UK are stuck in a cycle of poverty and are "dumping grounds" for the most vulnerable people, a think tank says.
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Louisiana coastal erosion lawsuit: Attorneys explain its chances and potential pitfalls
2013-07-28 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nola: The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-Easts jaw-dropping lawsuit this week against a host of oil, gas and pipeline companies is creative and ambitious, some local attorneys with knowledge of coastal issues said. But because the suit is so broad and unique, and so lacks precedent, they said, its outcome remains far from certain. This is such an unprecedented lawsuit, said Blaine LeCesne, a tort law professor at Loyola University in New Orleans. There has never been a claim of this...
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La. flood board sues oil companies over loss of coastal land crucial to hurricane protection
2013-07-24 17:08:32| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The oil and gas industry has cost Louisiana hundreds of acres of coastal land that serve as a natural buffer against flooding from hurricanes, officials in charge of New Orleans-area flood protection say in a lawsuit seeking to hold dozens of companies responsible.
Coastal Contacts Inc. (COA) - Medical Equipment - Deals and Alliances ...
2013-07-24 15:07:26| Mobile Homes - Topix.net
The company offers a wide range of product portfolio including contact lenses, glasses, sunglasses, solutions and accessories.
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