Sentences with phrase «increased offshore drilling»

She has also aggressively opposed increased offshore drilling and subsidies for oil companies, instead supporting additional research to spur investment in green jobs.
In June, during the Gulf of Mexico oil leak, there was more opposition (52 %) than support (44 %) for increased offshore drilling.
In February, they favored increased offshore drilling by a 63 % to 30 % margin.
So corrupt and ideologically bankrupt are the Republicans (and in some cases the Democrats), so passive is the press, and so fat and ignorant is the public that the only thing we seem able to do at this point as a nation is sell lies that lead to useless and even harmful activities like proposals to increase offshore drilling.
We've already seen Gov Schwarzenegger reject proposals to increase offshore drilling in CA, and West Coast Senators banding together against offshore drilling.

Not exact matches

Referring to President Donald Trump, DiCaprio continued, «But how can we do this when we have a president who, just this week, proposed a massive increase in offshore drilling
«Also, as public and government appetite for deepwater offshore drilling ebbs, interest in onshore, safer oil extraction operations is set to increase.
In the case of offshore driller Noble Corp. and oil tanker operator Teekay Tankers, supply and demand played a big role, driving down prices for their services while increasing competition for the available work.
Gone after Russia's economic future by authorizing offshore drilling, drilling in Amwar and an increase in fracking.
Man - made sounds such as offshore drilling, seismic testing for deep sea oil, and even the hum from that Spanish cargo ship permeate the ocean at ever - increasing levels.
They also suggest that the amount of sediment carried to the mouth of the Amazon each year and then dumped offshore should increase over time — something actually seen in sediment cores drilled from that area.
The responses were heavily divided along political party lines: the majority of Conservative Republicans were in favor of expanding offshore drilling (76 % in favor) and coal mining (73 % in favor) while only 26 % and 14 % of liberal Democrats supported increases in offshore drilling and coal mining, respectively.
$ 8 billion) over first ten years for deficit reductionObeys PAYGO; Starting in 2026, 25 % of auction revenues for deficit reductionFuels and TransportationIncrease biofuels to 60 million gallons by 2030, low - carbon fuel standard of 10 % by 2010, 1 million plug» in hybrid cars by 2025, raise fuel economy standards, smart growth funding, end oil subsidies, promote natural gas drilling, enhanced oil recoverySmart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, raise fuel economy standards $ 7 billion a year for smart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, natural gas vehicles, raise fuel economy standards; offshore drilling with revenue sharing and oil spill veto, natural gas fracking disclosureCost ContainmentInternational offsetsOffset pool, banking and borrowing flexibility, soft price collar using permit reserve auction at $ 28 per ton going to 60 % above three - year - average market price» Hard» price collar between $ 12 and $ 25 per ton, floor increases at 3 % + CPI, ceiling at 5 % + CPI, plus permit reserve auction, offsets like W - MClean Air Act And StatesNot discussedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade suspended until 2017, EPA to set stationary source performance standards in 2016, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade pre-empted, establishes coal - fired plant performance standards, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedInternational CompetitivenessTax incentives for domestic auto industryFree allowances for trade - exposed industries, 2020 carbon tariff on importsCarbon tariff on importsReferences: Barack Obama, 2007; Barack Obama, 8/3/08; Pew Center, 6/26/09; leaked drafts of American Power Act, 5/11/10.
As the Trump administration advances plans to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the offshore waters of Alaska to drilling — and as decreasing sea ice increases options of Arctic drilling — that could mean an increase in black carbon.
It appears that the primary reason for the spin - off was that Pride wanted to exit the struggling shallow water drilling business in the GOM and increase its focus on the floating and deep water drilling segments where Pride «believes the best long - term growth prospects reside in the offshore industry.»
2) At least ten years will pass before a tiny addition of oil might become available to us through offshore drilling; the crisis can not wait ten years for very negligible increases in supplies of the commodity we need to wean ourselves from.
Our nation's oceans, waves and beaches are vital to recreational, economic and ecological treasures that would be polluted by an increase in offshore oil drilling.
For example, 44 % of Millennial Republicans support the increased use of offshore drilling, compared with 75 % of Republicans in the Baby Boomer and older generations.
Men express more support than women for building nuclear power plants, more offshore drilling, and increased use of fracking.
For example, 75 % of Republicans in the Baby Boomer and older generations support the increased use of offshore drilling, compared with 44 % of Millennial Republicans.
The national survey by Pew Research Center, conducted March 27 - April 9 among 2,541 adults, finds pockets of partisan agreement over expanding solar and wind power, though wide political divides remain over increasing fossil fuels through such methods as coal mining, hydraulic fracturing and offshore drilling for oil and natural gas, a pattern consistent with a 2016 Pew Research Center survey.
The increase comes in large part from new offshore developments, including deepwater drilling, and helps restore Mexico's position as a major global oil producer and exporter.
The federal government's offshore drilling plan significantly increases the risk of even greater environmental disasters across our coastal regions.
It expanded extraction using hydrofracturing in tar sands to increase activity in offshore oil drilling all over the world, thereby maximizing its rate of fossil fuel extraction and processing.
Under the category «Regulatory and litigation risks» the 10 - K says specifically that «changes in environmental regulations or other laws that increase our cost of compliance or reduce or delay available business opportunities (including changes in laws related to offshore drilling operations, water use, or hydraulic fracturing)» are a risk to the company's health and wellbeing.
With previous polls showing support for offshore drilling increasing as gas prices climb, that shift isn't much of a surprise.
There are others, including bills that would increase offshore oil drilling and block solar and offshore wind.
Congressman Runyan has voted to increase offshore oil drilling (including in the mid-Atlantic, potentially threatening New Jersey's coast) while loosening safety standards and exempting oil companies from having to use available pollution control devices.
The Congressman went on to introduce a bill that would increase penalties for any future offshore oil spills while establishing tighter safety standards for offshore drilling operations.
«The massive turnout for the Hands Across the Sand today shows that people oppose the risky practice of offshore drilling and understand that we need to seek real solutions to our energy crisis including increased efficiency, conservation and renewable alternatives,» said Pete Stauffer, Surfrider Foundation's Ocean Program Manager.
Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) 2018 budget increases spending for expanding offshore oil and gas drilling by more than $ 10 million through the national Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program.
Namely he asserts that offshore oil drilling will both increase US energy
John McCain — while paying lip service to greater use of wind, solar, geothermal, and biofuels — clearly and consistently believes that in the near future (certainly in the time he would be in office) greater reliance on nuclear power as well as increased offshore oil drilling is the path to increased energy independence in the United States.
American Attitudes Towards Alternative Energy, Conservation But 90 % of those surveyed support an increase in alternative energy development, although 81 % want the U.S. government to allow more drilling both on and offshore.
About three quarters (74 %) consider increasing our use and production of alternative energy sources to be more important than increasing offshore oil drilling (15 %).
The bill is likely to be a broad collection of provisions, including some in response to the gulf spill that would increase the liability caps on oil companies and impose tougher environmental and safety rules on offshore drilling.
The reckless move by the Trump Administration to pursue increased offshore oil drilling is an appalling attack on our already imperiled communities, both marine and terrestrial.
The reckless move by the Trump Administration to pursue increased offshore oil drilling is an appalling attack on our already imperiled communities.
The other surprise was when Obama channeled Sarah Palin by calling for increased offshore oil drilling in order to achieve «energy independence.»
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