"Polar bears are in big trouble," said Rebecca Noblin, Alaska director for the Center for Biological Survey. "There are other steps we can take to slow the decline of polar bears, but in the long run, the only way to save polar bears in the Arctic is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions."
Date: Jul 01, 2015
Category: Sci/Tech
Source: Google
Interior Secretary Jewell affirms 2008 Chukchi lease sale
The industrial oil development that Interior hopes will flow from its decision to approve the Chukchi lease sale gives us a 75 percent chance of a large oil spill and a 100 percent chance of worsening the climate crisis, Rebecca Noblin, Alaska director for the Center for Biological Diversity, sai
"Shell downplays the ugly effects of its lack of preparedness for Arctic drilling, but these fines tell a different story," said Rebecca Noblin of the Center for Biological Diversity in Anchorage by email. "The Arctic environment is significantly harsher and more dynamic than Shell has accounted for
Last summer when the veneer of empty promises and fanciful reassurances was peeled back, the dirty reality of Arctic oil drilling appeared: harsh weather, equipment failures, human error and legal violations all characterized Shells 2012 drilling season, said Rebecca Noblin, Center for Biological
"So much for holding Shell's feet to the fire," said Rebecca Noblin, an attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity, referring to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's promise on Arctic offshore development. "The Obama administration is bending over backward to give Shell what it wants."
Date: Aug 31, 2012
Category: Business
Source: Google
Shell Gets Go Ahead for Drilling in Chukchi -- With Restrictions
"Even drilling a shallow hole -- to put in a Blowout Preventer -- has its risks", says Rebecca Noblin, Executive Director of 'The Center for Biological Diversity in Alaska'. "We're not happy that Secretary Salazar is allowing Shell to move forward," Noblin continued, "without having the oil spi
Date: Aug 31, 2012
Category: Business
Source: Google
Federal study on Chukchi Sea oil leases still full of gaps
e new environmental impact statement shows that despite ocean-sized data gaps regarding the biology of the Chukchi Sea and the hazards of oil and gas development there, the Obama administration would rather risk the Arctic Ocean than risk its relationship with oil companies, said Rebecca Noblin, Al
Rebecca Noblin, Alaska director of the Center for Biological Diversity, said the nearest Coast Guard station is more than 1,000 miles from where Shell plans to drill. She said the agency's decision flies in the face of "promises of reform" made by the administration after the massive oil spill in th