The Interior Department manages about one-fifth of all US land. Its secretary mediates among many competing uses for it, from recreation to energy production.
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The Emissions Trading Scheme would have been a better tool to reshape the energy market and cut emissions than an outright ban – and most new exploration had largely dried up already.
Over a decade of protest led to the banning of fuel exploration in New Zealand waters. As this extract from a new book explains, that ‘win’ is still precarious and may depend on the election result.
Despite once holding promise, the UK’s climate compatibility checkpoint has become a formality.
Offshore oil drilling has a long history in California, but is highly unpopular today. The latest major spill is likely to fuel efforts to wind down oil and gas production statewide.
The Deepwater Horizon disaster set new records for holding polluters to account. But it had much less impact on laws regulating offshore drilling or US oil dependence.
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill caused widespread damage in the Gulf of Mexico, but some parts of this complex ecosystem fared better than others.
The BP Deepwater Horizon blowout on April 20, 2010 triggered the largest offshore oil spill in history. Ten years later, post-spill reforms are being undone and the Gulf of Mexico remains vulnerable.
Californians love their coast and strongly oppose offshore drilling. Will they support converting old oil rigs to artificial reefs – a policy that benefits both marine life and oil companies?
The Trump administration plan to expand offshore oil and gas production along US coastlines faces serious roadblocks. But there are smarter ways to pursue ‘energy dominance.’
Can presidents undo decisions by their predecessors to protect federal lands from development? A recent court ruling on offshore drilling says no, and could also affect contested lands in Utah.
In 2004 an underwater avalanche destroyed an oil platform off Louisiana, causing a 14-year spill. An expert on oil and gas seeps in the Gulf of Mexico warns that this could happen in other places.
It’s too soon for South Africa to start counting its chickens over the recent offshore gas find by global energy giant Total.
The ocean floor holds unique information about Earth’s history. Scientific ocean drilling, which started 50 years ago, has yielded insights into climate change, geohazards and the key conditions for life.
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Acting Director of the Global Change Institute (GCI), University of the Witwatersrand, University of the Witwatersrand
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, African Energy Leadership Centre, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Harold T. Stearns Professor of Earth Science, Wesleyan University
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Professor of Environmental Law, George Washington University
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Lecturer in International Studies, University of Washington
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Senior Researcher, Environmental Social Science, Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research
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Associate Professor in Geography, University of Otago
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Senior Lecturer in Energy Law, University of Aberdeen, University of Aberdeen
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Associate Professor of Marine Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Director, Ocean and Coastal Policy Center, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Professor of Marine Science, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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Professor of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Jeffrey F. Liss Professor from Practice and Director, Environmental Law and Policy Program, University of Michigan
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Visiting Researcher, Marine Science institute, University of California, Santa Barbara