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Concerns about spills in Nova Scotia's offshore as drilling starts

... powers to the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) are a case in point. The CNSOPB is a joint venture of the federal government and the province. The sole ...

Story - Robert DeVet - 07/28/2015 - 08:52 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

Public focus game changer for offshore oil exploration

... with the Canada -Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB). The decision, expected later this year, is closely watched. ... , now signed by 72,000 individuals, demands that the CNSOPB not approve Shell's application. “Shell will be allowed to ...

Story - Robert DeVet - 09/01/2015 - 13:35 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

21 Days Later

... (Tim Groves, Environment, Governance, bp, CNSOPB, Shell) ...

Story - Miles Howe - 09/01/2015 - 09:41 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

Offshore exploration for oil and gas too close to Marine Protected Area

... adds. The Canada Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) issued the call for bids. The CNSOPB, a joint venture of the federal government and the province, manages ...

Story - Robert DeVet - 05/19/2014 - 10:10 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

Drilling for oil off the coast of Nova Scotia

... the Canada Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB). The CNSOPB is a joint venture of the federal government and the province. The sole ...

Story - Robert DeVet - 01/03/2014 - 10:23 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

It never was 21 days

... the Canada – Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB), whereby public displeasure at Shell's initial 21 day timeline to ... through the supposedly stern regulatory handling of the CNSOPB that Shell's timeline was brought down to the more digestible twelve ...

Story - Miles Howe - 10/29/2015 - 17:59 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

Entrepreneur: Nova Scotia not ready to deal with offshore oil spills

...     (Robert Devet, Environment, bp, CNSOPB, Corexit, dfo, Nova Scotia, Offshore Drilling, oil tankers, oilspill, ...

Story - Robert DeVet - 09/15/2014 - 11:51 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

Making it go away: oilspills, corexit and Nova Scotia's offshore

...     (Robert Devet, Environment, bp, CNSOPB, Nova Scotia, Offshore Drilling, offshore oil exploration, oilspill, ...

Story - Robert DeVet - 09/01/2015 - 09:47 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

We're not smart enough, we're not worth it and we're not the Arctic

... out to sea.   (Miles Howe, Environment, CNSOPB, offshore oil exploration, Shell) ...

Story - Miles Howe - 10/28/2015 - 22:04 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

Hunt for oil in the Gulf of St. Lawrence intensifies

... after the Canada Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) awarded two inshore oil exploration licenses. One license was ...

Story - Robert DeVet - 02/26/2014 - 13:43 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

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