...to our nation's energy portfolio."We need to hear from Jewell herself, of course. What are her views on offshore oil development? What does she think about opening the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development...
...industrial activity, including oil, gas and shipping.The council would provide advice on all aspects of Arctic offshore oil development - lease areas and deferrals, conflict avoidance, exploration, drilling, transportation, environmental and...
...Management expire would also negate work that's been done to convince the Obama administration of the importance of offshore oil development in Alaska. "I don't know what politics were going on in Juneau, what the governor was up to, and these...
...Vermont Rep. Bernard Sanders, an independent. The bill would dedicate half of the federal money received from offshore oil development to coastal states. It also provides for federal purchase of environmentally sensitive lands, historic preservation...
...government to share a portion of the revenue from offshore oil development with coastal states. The federal government...infrastructure and bear the environmental risks of offshore oil development, deserve a share in these benefits. The bills...
...angry about Obama's statements in Brazil about buying their offshore oil at a time when Alaska's hopes for offshore oil development are facing environmental hurdles. "I don't know about (Brazil's) environmental policies, but I'm guessing...
...only beginning to appreciate. It's an unfortunate fact that no energy source is perfect. Imposing a ban on offshore oil development would be a mistake of historic proportions. The fact is, before the Deepwater Horizon capsized there had not...
...public comment period. The comment period closes Nov. 9. "Climate change is the primary threat, but the offshore oil development in the Chukchi and Bering seas is also a problem," she said. Walruses could be forced into a land-based...
...conservation and wildlife protection using proceeds from offshore oil development has run into opposition from Republicans on the...about 60 percent of the federal proceeds from offshore oil development, roughly $2.5 billion a year, and use it...
...Refuge on Thursday and was greeted by local leaders concerned not about drilling in the refuge, but by plans for offshore oil development. Tribal leaders said offshore drilling in the Beaufort Sea would interfere with their whaling. Kempthorne...
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