Rhetoric VS. Reality
Policy-makers are talking a lot about energy and energy policy. What fallows are some of the most frequently heard claims and proposals, along with realities that need to be considered when evaluating these claims.
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Court OKs approval of drilling plan
May 13, 2010
The Associated Press
DAN JOLING
A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected a challenge of federal approval for Shell Oil's exploratory drilling plan in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas off Alaska's coast. In a brief opinion issued by the three judges who heard the case last week in Portland, Ore., the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the federal Minerals Management Service had met its obligations for consideration of the potential threat to wildlife and the risk for disaster before it approved the Shell project.
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