Offshore Energy by the Numbers | Oceana
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Alex Brown
Jan 31, 2015, 4:37:17 PM1/31/15
to Listserve UML Climate
Benefits
of Offshore Wind in the Atlantic Surpass Oil and Gas
On Jan 15 Oceana.org, the world’s
largest organization focused solely on ocean conservation, released a
new report that found offshore wind energy in the
Atlantic would produce twice the number of jobs and amount of energy as
those promised by the oil and gas industry. The report sought to
provide an accurate comparison of oil and gas to wind energy as well as
outline the implications of each option on a state-by-state basis.For more information or to take action, please visit www.drillspillrepeat.org.
http://oceana.org/publications/reports/offshore-energy-numbers
... In July, the Obama administration announced its decision to consider proposals for the use of seismic airguns that make dynamite-like blasts to search for oil and gas deposits deep below the ocean floor in an area twice the size of California, stretching from Delaware to Florida.State Fact Sheets:
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