Oil spill cleanup vehicle photo: US Coast Guard via flickr Coming through a variety of sources all through the afternoon, not the least of which is the AP talking to Obama administration officials speaking on condition of anonymity, is word that a new offshore oil drilling moratorium will be issued–a little more than two weeks after
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Obama Admin Issues New Offshore Drilling Moratorium – After Judge Struck Down First One
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Image: © 2010 Jane Fulton Alt ~ Marissa, Crude Awakening The stares of individuals, families, friends — wavering between defiant and hopeless — in Jane Fulton’s ” Crude Awakening ” project invoke a visceral impact. The devastating repercussions of the BP oil spill have inspired many artists, and some
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Photographer Shows Swimmers in Oil
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This USA Today chart shows how Americans are paying less taxes on gas now than at any point since 1993. That’s the last time the gas tax was raised, to 18.4 cents per gallon — and that’s where it’s stayed ever since. By inflation-adjusted dollars, that makes the current gas taxes the lowest Americans have been paying since 1975 Of course, since then cars have grown more efficient, which is certainly a good thing. But now, the average driver pays just $19 for every 1,000 miles driven. And since we now know much more now about … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Americans Pay Less Gas Taxes Now Than Any Time Since 1975
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For the radar: The Saudi Gazette reports King Abdullah has announced that the nation has stopped oil exploration on new fields to protect the petroleum supply for future generations…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Saudis Stop New Oil Exploration to Prolong Petroleum Supply for Future Generations: King Abdullah
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photo: Barbara Veiga / Sea Shepherd Pete Bethune, captain of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ‘s now-sunken Ady Gil , has been given a two-year suspended sentence for boarding the whaler Shonan Maru #2 in an attempt to make a citizen’s arrest of the captain for attempted murder and deliver a bill for the cost of the sunken ship. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Sea Shepherd’s Captain Pete Bethune Given Suspended Sentence by Japanese Authorities
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Image via the AP The BP Gulf spill has no doubt brought plenty of scrutiny and debate to the practice of offshore drilling. But it still manages to be shocking when a figure like this emerges: according to an AP report, there are a staggering 27,000 abandoned oil and gas wells throughout the Gulf of Mexico — and nobody is sure whether or not they’re continuously leaking oil or not…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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27,000 Abandoned Oil, Gas Wells May Be Leaking in Gulf of Mexico
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Be Independent From Bottled Water This Summer With NYC’s Water-On-The-Go
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Courtesy David Rowley . A U.S. geologist has been sentenced to eight years in a Chinese prison for allegedly violating state secret laws. And in this age of energy, of course it’s petroleum information that got Dr. Xue Feng in trouble. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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U.S. Geologist Sentenced in China for Selling State (Petroleum) Secrets
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Via litter-robot.com Talk about not getting your hands dirty. A Pontiac, Michigan, company sells a gadget called the Litter-Robot . No, it’s not a consumer WALL-E . It’s an electronic litter box that scoops the poop for you…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Buy a Litter-Robot, Help Animals in the Gulf
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Photo via Daily Press The world’s biggest oil skimmer is now in the Gulf, and is preparing to take part in the cleanup operations. But it’s kind of hard to conceptualize what the biggest oil skimmer in the world, which is 400 yards long (a quarter of a mile) and 100 yards wide, actually looks like. Unless you’re standing on it. Or at least watching a video of some reporter standing on it. And so: … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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World’s Largest Oil Skimmer Ready to Clean the Gulf (Video)
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