Dispute continues over Georges Bank

Journal Article · Thu Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1979 · N.Engl. Bus.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5808375

The prospect for offshore oil exploration at Georges Bank is uncertain. Efforts are underway to reopen a 1978 lawsuit that charges Interior Secretary Cecil B. Andrus and other Federal officials with not doing enough to protect a $1-billion fishing industry centered on Georges Bank. The pro and con arguments on exploration for oil and gas boil down to the value of oil and/or gas that might result from what environmentalists see as risky exploratory drilling. Some groups want nothing less than a marine sanctuary. Others argue that scarce fuel could be produced with no danger to marine life.

• OSTI ID: 5808375
• Journal Information: N.Engl. Bus.; (United States), Journal Name: N.Engl. Bus.; (United States) Vol. 1:18; ISSN NENBD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290300 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment
Health
& Safety
294002* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Petroleum
294003 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Natural Gas
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
ECOSYSTEMS
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
EXPLORATION
EXPLORATORY WELLS
FISHING INDUSTRY
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
GEORGES BANK
INDUSTRY
LAWSUITS
OFFSHORE OPERATIONS
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
RESOURCES
SITE SELECTION
WELLS