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Plans For Oil And Gas Development In The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Approved

Oil and Gas plans in the Arctic

Plans for oil and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) were approved on Monday, August 17. Secretary of the Interior, David L. Bernhardt signed off on the plans for 1.56 million acres of coastal lands to be leased to companies looking to extract oil and gas. The leases are required by law under the Tax Cuts and […]

Alex Camerino | August 18, 2020
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Supreme Court Approves Oil Refinery Just 3 Miles from National Park

National Parks Conservation Association

One of the last things I’m thinking about when visiting a National Park is an oil refinery. While not inside the park, Meridian Energy Group is planning on building an oil refinery less than 3 miles outside of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, west of Belfield, North Dakota. Related: Miles of Utah Mountain Biking Trails Saved from Oil and Gas Companies […]

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Taylor Stephan | July 3, 2020
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Price of Oil Nose-Dives Below Zero for First Time in History

“Almost by definition, crude oil has never fallen more than 100%, which is what happened today,” said Dave Ernsberger, global head of pricing and market insight at S&P Global Platts. Of all the recent financial market crashes as a result of COVID-19 related shutdowns, none caught as many off guard as did the crash of the U.S. oil market today […]

SnowBrains | April 22, 2020
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Ruptured Pipeline Spills 40,000-Liters of Crude Oil Into an Alberta Creek

Drayton valley, alberta, canada, oil, spillage

The Alberta Energy Regulator is reporting a pipeline has spilled 40,000 liters of crude oil into a creek. The regulator says on its website that the incident happened Thursday on a Bonterra Energy Corp. line 14 kilometres south of Drayton Valley, Alta. Related: Crews Begin Clean-Up of 800,000 Gallons of Oil and Water Dumped in a California Canyon It says the […]

SnowBrains | August 19, 2019
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Crews Begin Clean-Up of 800,000 Gallons of Oil and Water Dumped in a California Canyon

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Chevron crews have begun to clean up a massive and ongoing oil spill in California after nearly 800,000 gallons of oil and water were dumped into a canyon near Bakersfield in May, reports Fox News. It was recently revealed that 794,000 gallons of water and oil leaked out of the ground where Chevron uses steam injection to extract oil in the large […]

SnowBrains | July 19, 2019
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Norway Refuses Oil Industry Access to ‘Billions of Barrels’ Beneath Arctic Natural Wonder

oil, Norway, Lofoten, arctic

The largest parliamentary party in Norway has delivered a significant blow to the country’s huge oil industry after withdrawing support for explorative drilling off the Lofoten islands in the Arctic, which are considered a natural wonder, reports the Independent. You might also like: Svalbard Trip Report 2018 | Skiing & Sailing Deep Within The Arctic Circle The move creates a large […]

SnowBrains | April 29, 2019
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President Obama Solidifying his Legacy as an Environmental Advocate

What a boss

Recently, President Obama along with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began a partnership in order to face many challenges within the Arctic and gather research information with the help of Indigenous and Northern people all for the benefit of bettering their communities and preserving the environment. Now, after lots of scientific based research and community consultation the pair of leaders has banned […]

Dylan Cautela | December 22, 2016
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Heavenly Ski Resort Fined $120K for Putting Oil in Lake Tahoe

Heavenly Valley ski resort on Lake Tahoe in California has been fined $120,000 for environmental violations by California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control.  The events being penalized occurred in September 2010. HEAVENLY’S ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS: – Lack of controls to prevent spillage and overflow of a used oil tank – Failure to have a tank holding used oil assessed and inspected – […]

SnowBrains | March 29, 2013
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