“There are serious consequences if our ability to get oil from the Gulf is compromised…We cannot allow our own rules to weaken our standing and strengthen those who wish to harm us.” – Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
In Episode 548 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses Sable Offshore Company restarting operations off Santa Barbara’s coast and the Endangered Species Committee – or “God Squad” – convening to grant an ESA exemption for offshore oil and gas on national security grounds. Tune in to learn more!
SHOW NOTES
Sable Offshore reveals huge amounts of oil pumping out to Chevron from Santa Barbara Sable Offshore Corp. Begins Oil Sales from the Santa Ynez Pipeline System
Extinction committee strips protections from rare Gulf whale
EP 371: Are Fishermen Harming Endangered Rice’s Whales? ft. Captain Dylan Hubbard
Former Interior Secretary Bernhardt on God Squad meeting ‘Extinction Committee’ Allows Oil Drillers to Ignore Species Protections in Gulf of Mexico
Trump Cabinet exempts Gulf drilling from species protections