Tag Archives: Outer Continental Shelf Governors Coalition
Mr. Governor, Don’t Build That Wall
Governor Lepage joined a coalition of governors in February who support offshore oil drilling. Lepage became the first Northeast governor to join the Outer Continental Shelf Governors Coalition. The coalition is funded by the Consumer Energy Alliance, a non-profit based in Houston. The CEA represents corporate interests including Shell and BP, and its funding is supplied by petroleum and petrochemical manufacturers associations. “A governor saying yes to drilling is rolling out the red carpet in the eyes of congress,”Read the rest here 11:43
Drilling group unlikely to tap Gulf of Maine for oil and gas
A coalition of U.S. governors pushing for more offshore oil and gas drilling turned heads in Maine last month when it announced that Gov. Paul LePage had become a member. But LePage’s participation doesn’t foreshadow oil rigs off the Maine coast – the latest federal research suggests that the Gulf of Maine lacks the right geology to hold commercial deposits of oil or natural gas. Read the rest here 08:42
