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Offshore Drilling Is – and Will Remain – A Risky Business

May 7, 2010

Posted by Sarah Chasis in Moving Beyond Oil , Reviving the World's Oceans , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

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deepwaterhorizon, gulfspill, offshoredrilling, oil

“At the source of every error which is blamed on the computer you will find at least two human errors, including the error of blaming it on the computer.” – Author Unknown  As talk in the Gulf (and in Washington,...

Next step for Salazar's offshore renewable energy plan: NOAA

March 12, 2009

Posted by Sarah Chasis in Moving Beyond Oil , Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

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departmentofinterior, interiorsecretary, NOAA, obama, obamaadministration, oceans, offshorerenewables, offshorewind, renewableenergy, salazar, wind

"We are in the renewable energy business." - Interior Secretary Salazar, 3/11/09 It was more good news from the Obama Administration yesterday when Department of Interior Secretary Salazar announced the agency is forming an energy and climate change task force...

Offshore drilling announcement is promising, but still raises yellow flags

February 11, 2009

Posted by Sarah Chasis in Moving Beyond Oil , Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming

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cleanenergy, departmentofinterior, hearing, housenaturalresourcescommittee, interiorsecretary, NOAA, oceans, OCS, offshoredrilling, offshorerenewables, offshorewind, oil, phillipecousteau, renewableenergy, salazar, secretaryofinterior, teddanson, tidal, wave, wind

I was reminded yesterday that there's a new administration in Washington.  Interior Secretary Ken Salazar made some positive announcements about the future of offshore drilling in America - though it's important to note we aren't out of the woods just...

Sarah Chasis
Sarah Chasis
Senior Attorney and Director, Ocean Initiative
New York
Sarah Chasis is a senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (NRDC). She...
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