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Energy crisis revives push to drill in Philippines’ largest intact wetland https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/energy-crisis-revives-push-to-drill-in-philippines-largest-intact-wetland/

#Philippines #environment #wetland #wetlands #fossilfuel #fossilfuels #drilling

Energy crisis revives push to drill in Philippines’ largest intact wetland

MINDANAO, Philippines — There’s been a renewed push in the Philippines to develop oil and gas deposits in the southern Liguasan Marsh, prompted by the energy crisis caused by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, which has drawn criticism from environmental groups. The 288,000-hectare (712,000-acre) Liguasan Marsh, the largest intact wetland in the Philippines and home […]

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CBC North 3d ago

New oil and gas lease sale set for Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, amid litigation
The U.S. government plans another oil and gas lease sale for Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — following two prior sales that saw no interest from major oil companies and amid ongoing litigation aimed at blocking drilling in a region seen as sacr...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/new-oil-and-gas-lease-sale-set-for-alaska-s-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge-amid-litigation-9.7168568?cmp=rss

Dragofix Apr 5

Help Protect Polar Bears and Walruses from Arctic Drilling https://action.nrdc.org/letter/4861-arctic-marine-mammals-040326

#AnimalRights #wildlife #bears #walruses #Arctic #environment #drilling

The New Yorker Apr 5

Trump’s Offshore-Drilling Dream Is a Recipe for Poisoning the Oceans

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/how-to-poison-an-ocean

Dragofix Apr 4

New North Sea drilling would barely reduce UK gas imports at all, data shows https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/04/new-north-sea-drilling-jackdaw-rosebank-uk-gas-imports

#UnitedKingdom #UK #sea #NorthSea #environment #drilling #fossilfuel #fossilfuels #gas

New North Sea drilling would barely reduce UK gas imports at all, data shows

Exclusive: research finds Jackdaw field would provide only about 2% of current demand, and Rosebank only 1%

The Guardian

CBC Technology Science Apr 1

Trump officials exempt drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from endangered species act, putting rare whale at risk
The Trump administration has exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act after U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said environmentalists' lawsuits threatened to hobble domestic energy supplies as the U.S. wages war against Iran.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/endangered-species-god-squad-rice-s-whale-9.7148779?cmp=rss

CBC World Mar 31

Trump officials exempt drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from endangered species act, putting rare whale at risk
The Trump administration has exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act after U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said environmentalists' lawsuits threatened to hobble domestic energy supplies as the U.S. wages war against Iran.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/endangered-species-god-squad-rice-s-whale-9.7148779?cmp=rss

CBC Top Stories Mar 31

Trump officials exempt drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from endangered species act, putting rare whale at risk
The Trump administration has exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act after U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said environmentalists' lawsuits threatened to hobble domestic energy supplies as the U.S. wages war against Iran.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/endangered-species-god-squad-rice-s-whale-9.7148779?cmp=rss

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Nonilex Mar 31

The #EndangeredSpeciesAct has NEVER been used to STOP #oil #drilling in the gulf, so doing away with protections will NOT meaningfully impact the amount of oil produced there, said Brett Hartl, government affairs director for the Center for Biological Diversity, an advocacy group.

“I don’t think anyone honestly thinks that there’s a legitimate #NationalSecurity issue here,” Hartl said.

#Trump #law #EnvironmentalLaw #wildlife #MarineLife #FossilFuels #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #PublicHealth