arctic oil drilling Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 18 Apr 2019 07:12:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Norway Takes Firm Stance Against Arctic Oil Drilling https://www.greenoptimistic.com/norway-arctic-oil-drilling-20190417/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/norway-arctic-oil-drilling-20190417/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2019 07:12:32 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=68220 The Lofoten islands are a rare refuge of wilderness in the Norwegian sea, above the Arctic circle. They are considered a natural wonder and are in the process of certification as a Sustainable Destination. However, oil prospecting led to estimates that between one and three billion barrels of oil could be drilled off the Archipelago, […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/norway-arctic-oil-drilling-20190417/feed/ 0 68220 This Trump Decision May Ruin One of the Most Important Protected Areas on Earth https://www.greenoptimistic.com/arctic-national-wild-refuge-drilling-trump-20170919/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/arctic-national-wild-refuge-drilling-trump-20170919/#comments Wed, 20 Sep 2017 11:23:06 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=64411 The politicians in Washington have decided to allow companies to start extracting oil from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge(ANWR). Not only will this worsen the effects of the climate change, but also ruin one of the largest natural ecosystems in the world, destroying an extremely important protected region. The United States has recently experienced the […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/arctic-national-wild-refuge-drilling-trump-20170919/feed/ 1 64411 Shell Abandons Arctic Oil Drilling https://www.greenoptimistic.com/shell-abandons-arctic-oil-drilling/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/shell-abandons-arctic-oil-drilling/#respond Wed, 30 Sep 2015 06:20:28 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=56825 Royal Dutch Shell is giving up Arctic oil drilling, for now. After spending $7 billion on the search and fighting for the right to drill in the waters off Alaskan shores, the company simply could not find enough oil to make the project financially advantageous. Environmental groups in Alaska are ecstatic over the news, after […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/shell-abandons-arctic-oil-drilling/feed/ 0 56825 Major Oil Company CEO Warns Against Oil Drilling in Arctic https://www.greenoptimistic.com/total-ceo-warns-arctic-oil-drilling-20120926/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/total-ceo-warns-arctic-oil-drilling-20120926/#respond Wed, 26 Sep 2012 08:56:26 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=26116 Total, one of the most important oil companies in Europe, has warned about the risks associated with drilling for crude in Arctic waters, through its CEO Cristophe de Margerie. He said that “Oil on Greenland would be a disaster,” and would make a bad reputation to anyone who would happen to spill it. A leak would do […]

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