Oil Drilling News

THE GULF

Whale, Dolphin Deaths Twice Normal Rate in Gulf

http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2011/10/whale-dolphin-deaths-gulf-twice-normal

"The latest NOAA report on unusual strandings of whales and dolphins in the northern Gulf of Mexico finds they're still dying at twice the normal rate 18 months after BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster."

In related news.......BP profits soar as CEO pledges to boost dividend

http://www.investmentweek.co.uk/investment-week/news/2119675/bp-profits-soar-ceo-pledges-boost-dividend

ALASKA

Jane Lubchenco Exclusive: 'We Don't Fully Understand The Consequences' Of Drilling The Arctic (interview)

http://thinkprogress.org/green/2011/10/25/350682/jane-lubchenco-exclusive-we-dont-fully-understand-the-consequences-of-drilling-the-arctic/

Oil Drilling Plan Divides an Arctic Village

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/26/us/arctic-village-split-by-oil-drilling-plan.html

NEW ZEALAND

Head to head: Greenies v oil industry

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/comment/5844714/Head-to-head-Greenies-v-oil-industry

ALTERNATIVES TO OIL

Mirrors in the desert reflect future energy

http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/industry-insights/energy/mirrors-in-the-desert-reflect-future-energy

Siemens Poised to Enter Geothermal Industry With Steam Turbine

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-24/siemens-poised-to-enter-geothermal-industry-with-steam-turbine.html

Repower to Supply 12 Turbines for Alaska's Biggest Wind Farm

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-24/repower-to-supply-12-turbines-for-alaska-s-biggest-wind-farm.html