Sentences with phrase «of offshore oil drilling»

The 2010 BP oil disaster gave us a stark reminder of the dangers of offshore oil drilling.

They may also help to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and the dangerous practice of offshore oil drilling.

In mid-November, Lisa Murkowski, a Senator from Alaska, wrote an opinion published in The Wall Street Journal, noting that the Obama administration's proposed expansion of offshore oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico are its first concession since its moratorium on drilling in the Gulf.

Now, Graham and colleagues are waiting to see whether the species becomes a permanent resident, perhaps encouraged by declining coastal water quality and a growing thicket of offshore oil drilling platforms, which may provide the perfect hard substrate for a bottom - dwelling life stage.

These critical messages are consistent with and complimentary to Surfrider Foundation's Clean Water Initiative, which focuses on protecting water quality in coastal watersheds and in the near - shore marine environment, and the Foundation's «Not The Answer» campaign, which focuses on raising awareness about the negative environmental and economic impacts of offshore oil drilling.

I also discuss restoring bison, provisions in the farm bill that could benefit the environment, tightening control of offshore oil drilling and pressing forward — for a host of reasons — on United States ratification of the Law of the Sea convention.

Senator Charles Grassley, the Iowa Republican, has sent a letter pressing the Department of Interior for more information on its questionable oversight of offshore oil drilling.

«This tragic spill makes it clear that the miniscule benefits of offshore oil drilling are not worth the consequences,» says Jim Moriarty, Surfrider Foundation's CEO.

I can't help but wonder whether, years from now, I'll still be writing pieces with titles like «Destroying What Remains,» as the Navy continues its war - gaming in an ice - free summer Arctic amid a sea of offshore oil drilling platforms.

The Surfrider Foundation is focused on protecting our coasts from the risky practice of offshore oil drilling through grassroots advocacy at the federal and state levels.

The «Gang of Ten» Bill Introduced last Friday, a bill which has become known as the «Gang of Ten» bill, otherwise know at the New Energy Reform Act of 2008, the legislation aims to bridge the gulf between supporters of alternative energy and supporters of offshore oil drilling.

He has cosponsored several measures to catalyze clean energy development while opposing expansion of offshore oil drilling.

In May 2010, as oil continued to gush into the Gulf from BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster, President Obama canceled a pending lease sale that would have opened Virginia's coastline to the dangers of offshore oil drilling.

March 4: Film screening of Shore Stories, 6 short documentary films about the impact of offshore oil drilling.

She worked to improve coastal water quality by addressing Harmful Algal Blooms and ocean dead zones and opposing the expansion of offshore oil drilling.

As a Representative from the state of Florida, Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz has been outspoken about the dangers of offshore oil drilling and the need to invest in alternative energy solutions.