Fact Sheets

• Oil Spill Index

  • Nov 08, 2010, 14:25 EST
  • Offshore Energy Reform

  The Pew Environment Group's Offshore Energy Reform campaign created the following Oil Spill Index to illustrate the continued impact of the Deepwater Horizon blowout in the Gulf of Mexico and to draw attention to problems related to contemporary offshore drilling.More

   

• Pew Environment Offshore Energy Reform Campaign

  • Jun 10, 2010, 15:10 EST
  • Offshore Energy Reform

  The late April explosion and sinking of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana once more brought into sharp focus the risks, both human and environmental, of offshore oil drilling.More

   

• The Coastal Jobs Creation Act of 2010, H.R. 4914

  • Jun 10, 2010, 11:35 EST
  • Campaign to End Overfishing in the Mid-Atlantic, Offshore Energy Reform

  Congressman Pallone (D-NJ), Congresswoman Pingree (D-ME), and Congresswoman Shea-Porter (D-NH) introduced H.R. 4914, the “Coastal Jobs Creation Act of 2010” on March 23, 2010.More

   

• BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Maps

  • May 21, 2010, 12:50 EST
  • Global Shark Conservation, Global Tuna Conservation, Offshore Energy Reform, Gulf Surface Longline Campaign

  The Gulf of Mexico is home to many species that are currently at risk due to the oil spill. The following maps overlay the oil slick with the habitats of several of these sensitive marine species.More

   

• Historical Oil Spill Fact Sheets

  • May 21, 2010, 12:00 EST
  • Global Shark Conservation, Offshore Energy Reform, Oceans North: Protecting Life in the Arctic

  Click on the links below (PDF) to view fact sheets providing data on the impact of significant oil spills of the past.More

   

• Crisis in the Gulf

  • May 20, 2010, 11:10 EST
  • Offshore Energy Reform

  On April 20, 2010, an explosion and fire aboard an oil drilling platform unleashed a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.More

   

• BP Oil Spill Threatens Bluefin Tuna Spawning Ground in Gulf of Mexico

  • May 14, 2010, 13:25 EST
  • Global Tuna Conservation, Offshore Energy Reform, Gulf Surface Longline Campaign

  This fact sheet from the Pew Environment Group provides information on the impact that the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is having on the area’s bluefin tuna populations.More

   

• Alaska Spills Highlight Ever-Present Risks from Oil Industry

  • May 10, 2010, 13:30 EST
  • Offshore Energy Reform, Oceans North: Protecting Life in the Arctic

  Alaska’s oil and gas industry has experienced several high-profile oil spills over the past few months, highlighting the risk associated with oil and gas exploration and production, pipeline operation and vessel activity.More

   

• Offshore Exploration in the Arctic

  • May 07, 2010, 13:30 EST
  • Offshore Energy Reform

  The ongoing blowout from the BP Deepwater Horizon exploration well, in the Gulf of Mexico, has the potential to cause environmental catastrophe, despite the fact that it happened in a temperate region with substantial spill response infrastructure nearby.More

   

Other Resources

• Lingering Oil: The Lasting Effects of Exxon Valdez

  • Mar 22, 2011, 09:30 EST
  • Offshore Energy Reform, Oceans North: Protecting Life in the Arctic

  Minutes after midnight on March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez super tanker ran aground in Alaska’s beautiful and biologically rich Prince William Sound. The United States had become complacent about the risks of a major oil spill, but the sight of oiled seabirds in this spectacular setting shocked the nation into action.More

   

• Campaign Ads: Offshore Energy Reform

  • Mar 01, 2011, 09:55 EST
  • Offshore Energy Reform

  The following ads help to raise public awareness and build support for policies advocated by the Pew Offshore Energy Reform campaign.More

   

• Radio Ad: Plug the Loopholes

  • Jul 26, 2010, 16:45 EST
  • Offshore Energy Reform

  A new radio advertisement from the Pew Environment Group urges listeners to contact their representatives in Congress about offshore oil law reform.More

   

• Testimony of Marilyn Heiman before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate

  • Jun 23, 2010, 16:45 EST
  • Offshore Energy Reform

  My name is Marilyn Heiman and I direct the Offshore Energy Reform Project and the US Arctic Program at the Pew Environment Group.More

   

• Testimony of Christopher G. Mann on the Adequacy of MMS Regulations

  • May 17, 2010, 15:20 EST
  • Offshore Energy Reform

  My name is Christopher Mann and I serve as a Senior Officer with the Pew Environment Group in Washington, D.C.  I greatly appreciate your invitation to appear before the Committee to share our views on regulation of offshore oil and gas leasing and development. More

   

Videos

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  The Gulf Oil Spill: Effects on Marine Life

  • May 20, 2010, 11:45 EST
  • Offshore Energy Reform

  On April 20, 2010, an explosion and fire aboard an oil drilling platform unleashed a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.More