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Houston Chronicle

To fight climate change, stop offshore drilling. Now. (Opinion)

We’ve been given a dire warning — the continued reliance on fossil fuels is incompatible with a liveable future.

Miami Herald

Biden should not continue to sacrifice our oceans for the fossil-fuel industry | Opinion

The deadly heat wave gripping the southern United States and northern Mexico is just the latest evidence of the urgency of the climate crisis.

Tampa Bay Times

We don’t want new oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico, Tampa Bay lawmakers tell Biden

Republicans and Democrats alike are calling for an end to offshore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

Politico

Report From Top House Dem Accuses Big Oil of Price Gouging

Rep. Bill Pascrell today accused oil and gas companies of price gouging, part of a campaign by Democrats to pin the blame on industry for sky-high prices at the pump.

The Hill

President Biden’s Offshore Drilling Plan Will Make or Break Climate and Environmental Justice Promises

When running for office, Joe Biden made a promise that, if we elected him to the White House, he would end all new leasing on federal lands and waters — but this proposed plan tells a different story.

Tampa Bay Times

The Deepwater Horizon Disaster Taught us We Need to Protect Florida From Offshore Drilling

A dozen years after the BP oil spill disaster began, we know that when they drill, they spill, and the truth washes up on our shores.

Caller Times

Opinion: Offshore Drilling Has No Place in a Clean Energy Future

Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has put the health of our ocean, wildlife, climate, and Texans at risk.

The New York Times

Court Revokes Oil and Gas Leases, Citing Climate Change

A judge ruled that the Interior Department must consider the climate effects of oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico before awarding leases.

The Hill

Ban on New Offshore Drilling Must Stay in the Build Back Better Act

The oil spill off the coast of Southern California is an ecological and economic disaster.

The Hill

Gulf Communities Live California’s Oil Spill Every Day

Off California’s coast, a Beta Offshore pipeline released up to 131,000 gallons of oil into the ocean, covering shorelines.

USA Today

Latest California Oil Spill Paints Grim Picture for Future Generations

The fossil fuel industry’s grip on politicians blocked meaningful policies that could have protected our climate future and prevented these oil disasters.

Caller Times

Opinion: Offshore Drilling Has No Place in a Clean Energy Future

Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has put the health of our ocean, wildlife, climate, and Texans at risk.

Reports

NRDC

NRDC23-NEMS Analysis of a Moratorium on New Offshore Leasing in the Gulf of Mexico

OnLocation used the NRDC23-NEMS model to run scenarios which evaluate the effects of the leasing moratorium on oil and gas production in the U.S. and GOM along with sensitivities related to new transportation policies and regulations.

Protect Our Coasts

Coastal Voter Opinion Poll on Offshore Drilling

Our oceans provide a wealth of benefits to the United States, sustaining more than 3 million jobs and contributing more than $300 billion to the U.S. economy in 2018.

Protect Our Coasts

National Voter Opinion Poll on Offshore Drilling

Conducted in early March, the survey on attitudes towards new offshore drilling reached 1,000 registered voters nationwide.

Oceana

Social Cost of Carbon From Federal Oil
and Gas Development

Our oceans provide a wealth of benefits to the United States, sustaining more than 3 million
jobs and contributing more than $300 billion to the U.S. economy in 2018.

Earthjustice and Evergreen Action

How President Biden Can Align the Federal Fossil Fuel Program to Deliver on Climate and Put People Over Profits

President Biden campaigned and won on the most ambitious climate agenda in our nation’s history.

Friends of the Earth

Social Cost of Carbon From Federal Oil
and Gas Development

Drilling on public lands alone accounts for nearly one quarter of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions

NRDC

The Case Against New Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf.

There is enough oil and gas supply in existing offshore leased areas to continue producing at significant rates into the 2030s and beyond.

Co-authored by Earthjustice and Evergreen Action

How President Biden Can Align the Federal Fossil Fuel Program to Deliver on Climate and Put People Over Profits

The fossil fuel industry’s grip on politicians blocked meaningful policies that could have protected our climate future and prevented these oil disasters.

Friends of the Earth

Opinion: Offshore Drilling Has No Place in a Clean Energy Future

Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has put the health of our ocean, wildlife, climate, and Texans at risk.