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Budget deal passes, but new drilling off CA voted down by State Assembly.

July 24, 2009

Posted by Leila Monroe in Reviving the World's Oceans

Tags:
california, oceanenergy, offshoredrilling, statelandscommission

Moments ago, the California State Assembly finalized the difficult budget deal while still upholding 40 years of ocean protection precedent by not overturning the will of the State Lands Commission and allowing for new wells to be drilled off Santa...continued

Ocean Drilling is Not the Answer—Safe Clean Energy Now

April 23, 2009

Posted by Leila Monroe in Reviving the World's Oceans

Tags:
ocean, oceanenergy, offshoredrilling, renewableenergy, salazar

Over the last week, a flurry of activity—from law makers, the public, and the occasional concerned polar bear—affirmed that drilling in our ocean is not the answer to our energy needs.  Opening new offshore areas risks permanent damage to our...continued

Ocean Renewable Energy: Different Challenges for Wind, Wave, & Tidal

October 10, 2008

Posted by Leila Monroe in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
energy, offshoredrilling, oildrilling, tidalenergy, waveenergy, windpower

In the last few months, there has been an unprecedented level of attention to the production of energy in the ocean off the coast of the United States.  Although much of this attention has been focused on the short-sited lifting...continued