It says the potential impact of oil drilling on Rathlin Island has not been fully explored.
But once again technology came to the rescue, with hydraulic fracturing and breakthroughs in oil drilling.
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"Ultimately, what this spill shows is that offshore oil drilling simply cannot be done safely, " Sen.
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Never again will our people suffer as they did these forty years of oil drilling.
As oil drilling becomes a major issue, alternative fuels will once again come to the forefront.
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Oil drilling has been going on in the Gulf, including deepwater, for quite some time.
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John McCain recently announced he supported offshore oil drilling, reversing his previous stance.
Iran, as it would, blames not over-fishing but oil drilling by the ex-Soviet republics.
He retired 20 years ago after a prosperous couple of decades running an oil drilling equipment business.
Pelosi on Wednesday said the president was perpetrating a "hoax" by pushing for more offshore oil drilling.
Petrobras (PBR) is losing money and says it will invest less in its deep water oil drilling.
The complexity of offshore oil drilling or credit-default swaps makes them opaque to all but a select few.
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It has also crippled the Gulf Coast economy and led to a government-imposed moratorium on deepwater oil drilling.
All the more reason for enviros to petition the feds to open oil-rich U.S. acreage for conventional oil drilling.
Obama will softpedal the two industries that have suffered unprecedented disasters during his term offshore oil drilling and nuclear power.
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He is against the gas tax and for increased domestic oil drilling, especially if it leads to energy independence.
States could earn more from offshore oil drilling in their waters, and would be able to veto drilling plans.
But he added that the spill should not stop deep water oil drilling.
Many Republicans opposed the bill because it would allow new oil drilling only between 50 and 100 miles offshore.
Earlier today, the White House Natural Resources Committee voted to block BP from getting future offshore oil drilling leases.
But Metcalf also confirmed the finding that many fossil fuel activities, particularly oil drilling, get very favorable tax treatment.
Bush criticized Democrats who he said are refusing to allow a vote on legislation to expand domestic oil drilling.
He is allowing the energy crisis to worsen so that people will desperately buy his Alaska oil drilling energy plan.
The spike was larger because Isaac hit the Gulf Coast, shutting down not only refineries but also and oil drilling.
If things got desperate, more oil drilling would occur to meet demand and to curb prices both in California and elsewhere.
He called on Congress to allow offshore oil drilling, saying the need to lower crude and gas prices made it urgent.
He has become a hawk on offshore oil drilling and would push hard for the building of new nuclear power plants.
Gulf Restoration Network believes further steps must be taken immediately to ensure the safety of oil drilling in deep off-shore waters.
Podesta said his team also is reviewing Bush's order that lifted restrictions on oil drilling on fragile federal lands in Utah.
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How did firms that only do oil drilling get more favorable tax treatment than integrated firms engaged in the same business?
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