by Yue Wang | Jun 28, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has announced plans to to expand drilling activities in the Gulf of Mexico, even as lingering effects of the disastrous 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill are still felt along parts of the Texas coastline. Interior Secretary...
by Yue Wang | Jun 26, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON – The administration is in the final process of reviewing Royal Dutch Shell’s application to launch exploratory drilling in the Arctic and the permit is likely to be issued soon, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said on a conference call Tuesday. Salazar said...
by Yue Wang | Jun 25, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Hydraulic fracturing to access natural gas should be slowed and eventually stopped, two Cornell University professors who have studied the technology said Monday during briefings for U.S. lawmakers. Professors Anthony Ingraffea and Susan...
