Biden's Offshore Drilling Ban to Transform U.S. Coastal Policy President Joe Biden plans to impose a ban on new offshore oil and gas development across vast U.S. coastal areas, impacting parts of the Atlantic, Pacific, and the eastern Gulf of Mexico. This move, ... 01/3/2025 - 4:57 pm | View Link
Biden seeks to ban more offshore drilling in certain US waters The decision follows calls from congressional Democrats and environmentalists who have urged Biden to "maximise permanent protections" against offshore drilling to protect coastal ... 01/3/2025 - 8:20 am | View Link
Biden plans to ban some offshore drilling in a way Trump would struggle to undo President Joe Biden is expected to permanently ban future offshore oil and gas development in parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in a way that could be especially difficult for the incoming ... 01/3/2025 - 4:35 am | View Link
Biden to ban more offshore oil drilling before Trump arrives The move responds to pressure from congressional Democrats and environmental groups who have lobbied Biden to “maximize permanent protections” against offshore drilling, arguing the action is ... 01/2/2025 - 8:00 pm | View Link
Biden’s Bold Move to Permanently Ban Offshore Oil Drilling Sparks Nationwide Debate Before Trump Takes Office In a dramatic end-of-term decision, President Joe Biden is reportedly planning to implement a permanent ban on offshore oil drilling in key areas, according to Bloomberg. The move is seen as a final ... 01/2/2025 - 10:14 am | View Link
You probably saw the cartoon that went viral before the election: A long line of women enter the voting booth wearing handmaiden-esque robes and bonnets, only to emerge in slinky black dresses and take-no-bullshit pantsuits. Or the ads in which white women accompany their obviously GOP husbands to vote, blinking each other a silent signal of solidarity behind the men’s backs: “Actually, I’m with her.” The disobedient-trad-wives trope reflected Democrats’ conviction that Donald Trump’s misogyny and temperament—not to mention his relentless assaults on reproductive freedom and the rule of law—must be deeply, albeit secretly, alienating to many Christian women.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
Rising sea levels driven by the climate crisis will overwhelm many of the world’s biggest oil ports, analysis indicates.
Scientists said the threat was ironic as fossil fuel burning causes global heating. They said reducing emissions by moving to renewable energy would halt global heating and deliver more reliable energy.
Thirteen of the ports with the highest supertanker traffic will be seriously damaged by just 1 meter of sea level rise, the analysis found.
Sue and Settle is a great scam for lawyers and greenie luddites in government and the private sector determined to return the world to a pristine, pre-industrial state.