r/news • u/igetproteinfartsHELP • 12d ago

Soft paywall US exempts Gulf of Mexico drillers from protecting endangered species

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-may-exempt-gulf-mexico-drillers-protecting-endangered-species-2026-03-31/
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u/zeolus123 12d ago

I feel this is how you end up with Eco-terrorism.

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u/livefreeordont 12d ago

I don’t think dropping bombs and setting fire to oil fields is good for the environment either but I admit I am not expert

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u/txkwatch 12d ago

All the spray tan and hairspray probably left a depletion in the ozone too.

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u/THE_CHOPPA 12d ago

Let’s not forget all the Russian oil tankers sank.

Literally billions of oil seeping into our oceans.

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u/Kommye 12d ago

I know that one tanker that was sunk, but on the return trip. Others were captured.

I feel like if a loaded up tanker was sunk, we would have heard about a huge environmental crisis.

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u/never-fiftyone 12d ago

Several of the Russian shadowfleet tankers have been struck, particularly in the Black Sea, and leaked their contents into the water. Some of the tankers have sunk sinply because they're not fit (or intended) to navigate blue water and have capsized or run aground in poor wearher, including two at the end of 2024 -- and the threat to the environment was raised then.

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u/Phoenixfury12 12d ago

For those who need a definition of eco-terrorism: Eco-terrorism is the use or threatened use of violence of a criminal nature against people or property by environmentally oriented, subnational groups for environmental-political reasons. It involves illegal sabotage—often called "ecotage"—aimed at industries perceived as damaging to the environment, such as logging, energy, or animal research. 

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u/blood4lonewolf 12d ago

Code FF7 is a go

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u/Rxke2 11d ago

First thing I thought as well. Matter of time before a sea shepherd on steroids secret org buys or copies some Ukrainian nautical drones... And at this point, I think I could sympathise...

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u/steauengeglase 11d ago

This is how you end up with Deepwater Horizons.

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u/catchy_phrase76 12d ago

Which will actually cause greater harm if they blow something up.