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By Hook and By Crook
Congress passes drilling, fisheries bills in final days of session |
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11 Dec 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| By Hook and By Crook Congress passes drilling, fisheries bills in final days of session Gasping and flopping like a landed fish, the Republican-led Congress passed an offshore-drilling measure during its final days. The legislation, passed by the House and Senate as part of a larger tax bill, will open 8.3 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico to oil and natural-gas exploration, with nearly 40 perce ... |
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| Topics: marine life, mining and drilling, news, oceans, politics (all these topics) |
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One Last Stab
U.S. House of Representatives will vote on offshore-drilling bill today |
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05 Dec 2006 |
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| One Last Stab U.S. House of Representatives will vote on offshore-drilling bill today The U.S. House will vote today on a measure to open 8.3 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico to offshore drilling, as Republican leaders try to get in as much mischief as they can before being demoted. The bill is being pushed through under special rules that require a two-thirds majority to pass; many Republicans think enough ... |
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| Topics: mining and drilling, news, oceans, politics (all these topics) |
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It'll Coast Ya
Senate hammers out compromise on offshore drilling |
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13 Jul 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| It'll Coast Ya Senate hammers out compromise on offshore drilling GOP leaders in the Senate unveiled a compromise yesterday that would allow offshore oil and gas drilling in the eastern and southern Gulf of Mexico, but protect waters within 125 miles of the Florida coast until 2022 and keep the drilling ban that's been in place in most of the rest of the country's offshore waters. Hoping to attract mo ... |
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| Topics: Florida, mining and drilling, news, oceans, politics (all these topics) |
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A Bitter Drill
House votes to end moratorium on offshore drilling |
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30 Jun 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Bitter Drill House votes to end moratorium on offshore drilling The House voted yesterday to end the 25-year-old ban on oil and gas drilling off most of the U.S. coast. The highly contentious debate broke down more along geographic lines than partisan ones, as states standing to make money from the drilling largely supported it. Under the bill, drilling would be allowed beyond 50 miles off the coast; states c ... |
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| Topics: mining and drilling, news, oceans, politics (all these topics) |
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You Look Like You Just Saw a Coast
Offshore drilling bill moves forward in House |
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22 Jun 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| You Look Like You Just Saw a Coast Offshore drilling bill moves forward in House Legislation that would end a 25-year ban on most offshore drilling was approved by the House Resources Committee yesterday. The bill would authorize oil and gas development farther than 50 miles offshore, unless a state acted to prohibit exploration within 100 miles of its shore; the current ban prohibits drilling within about 200 ... |
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| Topics: mining and drilling, news, oceans, politics (all these topics) |
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Curses, Fideled Again
U.S. lawmakers see offshore drilling near Cuba and feel left out |
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09 May 2006 |
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| Curses, Fideled Again U.S. lawmakers see offshore drilling near Cuba and feel left out The U.S. has a years-old ban against offshore drilling in the Florida Straits, but it looks like the area might get drilled anyway -- by Cuba. The island country has rights to resources in half of the straits under a 1977 agreement, which President Bush renewed for two years in December. Inste ... |
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| Topics: China, Cuba, Florida, India, mining and drilling, news, oceans, politics (all these topics) |
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Beswitched
Jeb Bush's switcheroo on drilling causes rift in Florida delegation |
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11 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Beswitched Jeb Bush's switcheroo on drilling causes rift in Florida delegation Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) is backing a bill in the House of Representatives that would open some new federal waters, including the eastern Gulf of Mexico, to oil rigs -- and in so doing, he's fractured the state's long-standing bipartisan political consensus against offshore drilling. Jeb's flip-flop, after years of advocat ... |
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| Topics: Florida, mining and drilling, news, oceans, politics (all these topics) |
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The Drill of the Chase
Offshore and Arctic Refuge drilling out of House bill -- for now |
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04 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Drill of the Chase Offshore and Arctic Refuge drilling out of House bill -- for now House Republican efforts to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and U.S. coastal waters to oil drilling are dead for now, but are likely to return, zombie-like, from the grave. Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.) had offered legislation, intended as part of a larger House energy package, that would have allowed indiv ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, mining and drilling, news, oceans, politics (all these topics) |
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America's Coast Wanted
House bill would open coasts, other areas to drilling |
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03 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| America's Coast Wanted House bill would open coasts, other areas to drilling Recent hurricane-related disruptions to Gulf Coast oil infrastructure may get the oil industry something it's been after for years: a chance to drill off the U.S. coasts. Legislation sponsored by Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.) and approved last week by the House Resources Committee he chairs would permit individual states to opt out of ... |
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| Topics: mining and drilling, news, oceans, politics (all these topics) |
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Who's Minding the Shore?
Senate measures threaten to open U.S. coasts to drilling |
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13 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Who's Minding the Shore? Senate measures threaten to open U.S. coasts to drilling The battle to open up U.S. coastal waters to oil and gas drilling is escalating, with supporters in Congress pushing a number of pro-drilling bills and amendments. An energy-bill provision up for debate this week would mandate the first complete oil and gas inventory of all U.S. waters. And Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La. ... |
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| Topics: energy, mining and drilling, news, oceans, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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Coast Riposte
House blocks attempt to lift ban on coastal drilling; more to come |
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20 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Coast Riposte House blocks attempt to lift ban on coastal drilling; more to come An attempt to weaken the U.S. moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling -- established by Congress in 1982 and renewed every year since -- was blocked yesterday in the House by a 262-157 vote. However, drilling opponents view it as just the first and easiest battle in what is likely to be an extended war. An upcoming bipartisan S ... |
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Our Life With the Drill Kill Kult
House bill would end U.S. offshore drilling bans |
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11 Mar 2005 |
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| Our Life With the Drill Kill Kult House bill would end U.S. offshore drilling bans Legislation being drafted in the House Resources Committee would end 23-year-old bans on new offshore oil and gas drilling in the U.S. Still not formally introduced, the legislation, dubbed the State Enhanced Authority for Coastal and Offshore Resources Act, would expand state control over offshore drilling and u ... |
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| Topics: mining and drilling, news, oceans, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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