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		<title>The House Opens Our Coasts to Offshore Drilling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The House of Representatives passed legislation yesterday to vastly expand oil and gas development off our nation&#8217;s coasts. Part of a transportation bills package, H.R. 3408 passed by a margin of  237- 187. So what exactly would H.R. 3408 mean for our nation&#8217;s coasts? Here are just some of the bill&#8217;s provisions: Opens millions of acres [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update on the BP Oil Spill Trial</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gulf oil spill&#8217;s &#8216;trial of the century&#8217; could end before it begins By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune Some leading analysts and legal observers believe the highly anticipated &#8220;trial of the century&#8221; over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, set to begin in three weeks, will end before it starts. BP and negotiators for federal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nottheanswer.org/2012/02/06/bp-oil-spill-trial/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=bp-oil-spill-trial</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Drill and Drive!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The House Natural Resources Committee has approved a transportation bills package that would dramatically expand offshore drilling in the U.S. and also open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil leasing. Among the bills, HR 3410 would open up at least 50% of all unleased Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) acreage for oil and gas lease [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nottheanswer.org/2012/02/04/dont-drill-and-drive/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=dont-drill-and-drive</link>
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		<title>DEEPWATER HORIZON/NRDA HOST PUBLIC MEETINGS THIS WEEK in FL</title>
		<description><![CDATA[~Public meetings in Ft. Walton Beach and Pensacola to solicit public comment on Early Restoration of the Gulf~ TALLAHASSEE – The Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Trustees (Trustees), including the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, released the Deepwater Horizon Draft Phase I Early Restoration Plan [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nottheanswer.org/2012/01/10/nrda-public-meetings-fl/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=nrda-public-meetings-fl</link>
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		<title>Surfrider Comments on 5 Year Leasing Plan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Surfrider Foundation today submitted comments to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on the Draft 2012-2017 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Programmatic EIS. These comments were based on Surfrider&#8217;s Policy on Offshore Drilling, as well as the engagement/ perspective of our U.S. chapters in this issue. Click here to read the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nottheanswer.org/2012/01/10/surfrider-comments-on-5-year-leasing-plan/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=surfrider-comments-on-5-year-leasing-plan</link>
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		<title>New Offshore Oil Drilling Proposed for Santa Barbara</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday the Ventura County Star reported: &#8220;If it jumps over the many state and federal hurdles, Pacific Operators Offshore LLC could drill as many as 25 underwater wells over the course of seven years from Platform Hogan. [...] Although Pacific Operators Offshore drills on just two of the platforms in the oil-rich channel, it has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nottheanswer.org/2011/12/21/new-offshore-oil-drilling-proposed-for-santa-barbara/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=new-offshore-oil-drilling-proposed-for-santa-barbara</link>
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		<title>The BIG FIX Film Opens to Rave Reviews</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new investigative documentary on the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is receiving rave reviews from critics and audiences alike. The Big Fix recounts the events surrounding the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform and paints a disturbing picture of the aftermath of the largest oil spill in America’s history. An official [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nottheanswer.org/2011/11/18/the-big-fix-film-opens-to-rave-reviews/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-big-fix-film-opens-to-rave-reviews</link>
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		<title>Obama Administration Announces 5 Year Offshore Drilling Plan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration today released its five year plan for selling offshore drilling leases in U.S. waters. The plan focuses primarily on the Gulf of Mexico, with twelve potential lease sales scheduled to occur in the 2012-2017 timeframe. These include five lease sales in the western Gulf of Mexico; five lease sales in the central Gulf; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nottheanswer.org/2011/11/09/obama-administration-announces-5-year-offshore-drilling-plan/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=obama-administration-announces-5-year-offshore-drilling-plan</link>
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		<title>The Gulf Now &#8211; Your Coast Tomorrow?</title>
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		<link>http://www.nottheanswer.org/2011/10/26/the-gulf-now-your-coast-tomorrow/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-gulf-now-your-coast-tomorrow</link>
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		<title>Surfrider Foundation Jointly Sues EPA for Lack of Study on Oil Dispersants</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Surfrider Foundation, Center for Biological Diversity and Pacific Environment jointly filed an official Notice of Intent to Sue against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (&#8220;EPA&#8221;) for allowing the use of toxic oil dispersants without ensuring that these chemicals would not harm our coastal environment and coastal users. The 60-day notice letter enumerates violations of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nottheanswer.org/2011/09/23/surfrider-foundation-jointly-sues-epa-for-lack-of-study-on-oil-dispersants/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=surfrider-foundation-jointly-sues-epa-for-lack-of-study-on-oil-dispersants</link>
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