...supplied to run two Iditarod qualifying races, the Tustumena 200 and the Taiga 300. McDonald, 44, works in the offshore oil industry. He has 10 Siberian huskies at home on the outskirts of Stonehaven, a coastal town south of Aberdeen, Scotland...

...agencies to ensure that any actions they authorize do not damage or destroy critical habitat. Daily activity of the offshore oil industry - seismic testing, transit of vessels, flights to vessels and drill sites - will do that, she said. The industry's...

...expect another Prudhoe Bay, but enough oil could be discovered to stop Alaska's oil production decline. The offshore oil industry has an excellent environmental record in other parts of the country. With firm oversight, it should be able to...

...said Brendan Cummings, an attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity. All ongoing federally authorized offshore oil-industry actions affecting the polar bear, from exploration plans to seismic surveys, must be re-examined, Cummings...