A report written by the oil industry laying out recommendations for future oil spill responses says that the use of chemical dispersants to break up the oil that spilled into the Gulf “was a critical element in preventing significant oiling of sensitive shoreline habitats during the [Deepwater Horizon] response.” The More…
The American Petroleum Institute is taking issue with a crowd estimate included in a story I linked to yesterday that was published in our sister-publication, The American Independent.
The story focused on an API-sponsored rally in Corpus Christi, Texas, that had around 80 attendees. Though API estimates the crowd More…
Our sister-publication, The American Independent, reports that only 80 people showed up to a rally in Corpus Christi and several hundred attended a similar rally in Houston. Organizers had estimated that 5,000 people would show up to the Houston rally.
[Update: More than 5,000 people attended the rally in More…
Spectra Energy is planning a 15-mile natural gas pipeline in New Jersey, and elected officials in the region are questioning its safety. These fears come after a massive pipeline break in Michigan recently spilled one million gallons of oil into a tributary of the Kalamazoo River. Amid these concerns, Spectra More…
Former Obama administration Minerals Management Service Director Elizabeth Birnbaum, who resigned amid criticism of the agency in the aftermath of the Gulf oil spill, spoke publicly today for the first time since leaving her post in May. In testimony before the national oil spill commission, Birnbaum painted a picture of More…
The oil industry says the press “lacks balance” in its coverage. “In recent years, oil — a naturally-occurring energy resource — has been accused of being addictive, blamed for changing the climate, chastised for despoiling the environment and criticized for enabling the internal combustion engine,” writes American Petroleum Institute Senior More…
The American Petroleum Institute, the country’s most powerful oil and gas trade group, announced today that it is making publicly available online for the first time more than 160 safety standards. The move comes as regulators have been criticized for adopting many standards written by the industry as regulations.
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The oil industry is pushing back against new restrictions on environmental waivers for offshore oil and natural gas projects.
In a statement, American Petroleum Institute Upstream Director Erik Milito said Interior Department’s decision to limit the use of s0-called “categorical exclusions,” a type of environmental waiver, could slow down More…
The American Petroleum Institute, the powerful oil industry trade group, is throwing its support behind an oil spill liability compromise proposal unveiled today by Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska).
The oil industry praised the decision by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to punt on his oil spill and energy bill until after the August recess, arguing that the legislation is “not an effective or reasoned response to the spill.”
For more on the delay, see my story.
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