Press Releases
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
BP’s Macondo Oil Well Was Biggest Job Killer in the Gulf
The bipartisan leaders of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling today underscored the most damning findings about the causes of BP’s Macondo well…
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Activist Susan Rockefeller joins Oceana Board of Directors
Oceana announced today that Susan Rockefeller, a respected documentary filmmaker, author and environmentalist, has joined its Board of Directors. Rockefeller is a member of the Oceana Ocean Council, serving as…
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Oceana Refutes American Petroleum Institute Study
The American Petroleum Institute is expected to push research today that makes an economic argument for lifting any restrictions on offshore drilling or adoption of any of the National Commission…
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Offshore Drilling Risks Compel Need to End Offshore Drilling, Invest in Clean Energy Transition
Oceana Chief Executive Officer Andrew Sharpless offers the following reaction to the full National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling findings released this morning in…
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Oceana Supports Commission Call for Science, Preparedness, and Community Involvement in Arctic
The Obama administration’s National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling released its final report today. In addition to describing the systemic problems that lead to…
Friday, January 7, 2011
Proposed Action to Protect Threatened Pacific Eulachon is a Step in the Right Direction
The threatened fish species, eulachon, a type of Pacific smelt, may soon receive much needed critical habitat designation. Scientists at Oceana find the government proposal is a step in the…
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Arctic sea ice and tropical shallow water corals are in decline because of human caused carbon dioxide emissions. Oceana urges policymakers and others to reduce stress on these two important…
