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In deep water: Naughten approves major offshore oil drilling plan

Posted on July 25, 2017 by John Gibbons

Below, my story, as it appeared a few days ago on DeSmogUK: IRELAND’S first minister for Climate Action, Denis Naughten, quietly signed off this month on the Druid/Drombeg exploration field off Ireland’s west coast which is eyeing an estimated five billion … Continue reading →

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Out of his depth in Deepwater thinking…

Posted on November 12, 2010 by John Gibbons

According to a tweet from John Gormley in the last couple of hours, a climate change bill will finally make its way to the Cabinet next Tuesday (16th). Much credit here is due to Labour’s Liz McManus, rapporteur on the … Continue reading →

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Oil: supply shortfall & getting a sense of the scale of BP’s spill

Posted on June 21, 2010 by James Nix

We’re now beginning to see government agencies put figures on the oil supply deficit in coming years. The US Department of Energy information agency say that current data points to a supply deficit of 5 million barrels a day by … Continue reading →

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