Offshore+Drilling

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INTEREST GROUPS
[|API] (American Petroleum Institute) and [|link 2] and domestic drilling http://www.api.org/ehs/performance/explore/index.cfm [|Western States Petroleum Association] [|Natural Resources Defense Council] and specifics on work in Gulf region: http://www.nrdc.org/gulf/default.asp and reducing dependence on oil:http://www.nrdc.org/air/transportation/aoilpolicy2.asp [|League of Conservation Voters] [|Sierra Club] including efforts to protect the Arctic region from oil drilling: http://www.sierraclub.org/arctic/
 * You are welcome to look for other groups - this list may help you get started. **

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=oil_home-basics Continental Shelf/Outer Continental Shelf - http://ocsenergy.anl.gov/guide/ocs/index.cfm New York Times Topic: Offshore drilling and exploration
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STATISTICS/OPINION POLLS
Link to a number of questions about offshore drilling - Scroll down to look for questions such as, **"Do you favor, oppose, or neither favor nor oppose increasing drilling for oil and gas in coastal areas around the United States?" -** **http://www.pollingreport.com/energy.htm**

JUDICIAL BRANCH
Most recent case is about the Obama Administration's attempt to impose a moratorium (halt) to all deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico after the BP oil spill. Read about this court case and the outcome here: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-06-22/u-s-deepwater-oil-drilling-ban-lifted-today-by-new-orleans-federal-judge.html


 * OPTIONAL* - An earlier, 2008 case, focuses on the Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit - read more about the case from these links. [|Link 1] and [|link 2].

**LEGISLATIVE BRANCH**
Information about **current laws** on offshore drilling can be found [|link 1] and [|link 2] and [|link 3]. [|Obama administration's efforts] to delay continued exploration on the Outer Continental Shelf.

[|LA Times overview article] on House vote to end drilling ban, [|Speaker Pelosi's statement], [|how states voted], [|Bush Administration criticism of the bill,] now it goes to the [|Senate] for a vote. Other commentary on the legislation - [|Student News Daily].
 * New legislation on drilling** - **Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act**

[|AN OVERVIEW of offshore drilling legislation and regulation] (.pdf), 2005.

Oil Pollution Act (1990) - http://www.epa.gov/oem/content/lawsregs/opaover.htm BP Oil Spill & connections to the Oil Pollution Act - http://www.bpoilspilllawyersblog.com/2010/11/damages_and_recovery_under_the.html. This is an example of how states like Louisiana have the authority to move forward by bringing their claims against BP and planning for the cleanup along their coastline.
 * OIL POLLUTION ACT AND BP OIL SPILL**

**EXECUTIVE BRANCH**
Department of the Interior [|web page]. Department of Energy [|web page] and [|web page] on crude oil production
 * Learning about Connections to the Executive Branch** - please read this [|link] to learn more about an executive branch department related to your topic.

Online Data Sources
[|USA Today article] [|Energy Department] [|Fuel Economy1] [|Fuel Economy2]