California Is Dismantling an Iconic Offshore Oil Rig
But even as environmentalists celebrate the decommissioning of Platform Holly, they remind state officials and residents that California remains an oil state.
Offshore Drilling
New Jersey's Governor Signs a Bill Prohibiting Offshore Oil Drilling
Governor Phil Murphy's swiftness in moving to protect New Jersey's shores from oil exploration is the result of plans by the Trump administration to expand offshore drilling in the Atlantic and the Pacific.
Trump Administration Seeks to Open Most Coastal Waters to Offshore Oil Drilling
The decision would remove protections for up 100 million acres of water, some of which have been closed to drilling for three decades.
Virginia Governor Flips on Offshore Drilling
Governor Terry McAuliffe joins hundreds of city, state, and federal officials in formally opposing the expansion of drilling off their coasts.
It's Been Five Years Since the Gulf Oil Disaster and the Government Has Done Almost Nothing to Prevent Another
Congress gets an F for stalling the implementation of new safety regulations.
We Are Entering a New Era of Fossil Fuels
Rapidly advancing technologies are opening up astonishing sources of oil and gas all over the world. We are entering a new era of fossil fuels that is reshaping global economics and politics—and the planet.
Year After BP Oil Spill: Where Are We?
Biogeochemist Molly Redmond discusses the state of the Gulf of Mexico a year after the deadly Deepwater Horizon oil spill, looking at what's still unknown and how some lucky breaks kept damage from being even worse.
The Death Throes of Pelicans and Presidents
When the going gets tough, the tough get going — even if their activity is counterproductive or just for show.
The Oil-Soaked Are Least Likely to Favor Regulation
Fear of unemployment leads places blighted by oil or coal to hold on all the tighter to those industries.
Oil Spill Fouls Up Climate Bill
A tenuous compromise that promised to move a U.S. climate bill forward may be part of the Deepwater Horizon’s collateral damage.
Pay, Baby, Pay
Before the U.S. responds to "drill, baby, drill" campaign rhetoric with more offshore energy exploration, it should revise Reagan-era leasing and royalty rules that cost the Treasury billions.
Innovation Real Commodity Necessary for Energy Security
Innovation, and not just drilling the same well deeper, could make energy in America as common, as, well, salt.
Hurricanes Enter the Offshore Oil Drilling Debate
The nation's energy system got off easy from Hurricane Ike. There's no guarantee that will be true from future storms.
Offshore Oil Exploration: Burning Down the House to Keep Warm
Only a fool would support expanded domestic exploration — offshore or elsewhere — under the Bush administration's dysfunctional energy policies. Here's how those policies need to change for America to responsibly find the energy it needs.