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Who Speaks for the Eggman?
U.S. green groups sue feds over polar bear, walrus protection |
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14 Feb 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Who Speaks for the Eggman? U.S. green groups sue feds over polar bear, walrus protection Two green groups have sued the feds for failing to protect polar bears and walruses (walri?) from the nasty combo of oil drilling and global warming. Pacific Environment and the Center for Biological Dive ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, climate, environmental justice, environmental non-government organizations, mining and drilling, news, politics, US Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Anything You Can Ban, I Can Unban Better
Bush opens Alaska's 5.6-million-acre Bristol Bay to drilling |
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10 Jan 2007 |
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| Anything You Can Ban, I Can Unban Better Bush opens Alaska's 5.6-million-acre Bristol Bay to drilling Just a few days after a bipartisan push to ban drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge made headlines, the U.S. Driller-in-Chief lifted a ban on resource extraction in Alaska's 5.6-million-acre Bristol Bay. Playing the energy-security card, President Bush is raising hackles left and right: The bay is home to endan ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, mining and drilling, news (all these topics) |
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Gems Fightin' Words
Federal agency predictions that mines would not pollute water were wrong, study says |
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12 Dec 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Gems Fightin' Words Federal agency predictions that mines would not pollute water were wrong, study says Before giving a precious-metal mine the go-ahead, federal agencies must find that the operation will not taint surrounding waterways with chemicals like arsenic, cadmium, mercury, lead, and cyanide. But for the past 25 years, agencies' pollution predictions "did not generally agree with reality,& ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, mining and drilling, news, water pollution (all these topics) |
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Spinning Isn't Everything; It's the Only Thing
Alaska looks to controversial PR firm to promote Arctic Refuge drilling |
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18 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Spinning Isn't Everything; It's the Only Thing Alaska looks to controversial PR firm to promote Arctic Refuge drilling In the face of broad public opposition to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the Alaska legislature has ... abandoned its push for drilling? Don't be silly! No, the legislature's hired a PR firm to sell the joys of drilling to a skeptical public. The firm expected to get the job, Pac/West Co ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, mining and drilling, news (all these topics) |
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Derrick Cheater
Bush admin proposes drilling off Florida, Virginia, Alaska coasts |
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09 Feb 2006 |
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| Derrick Cheater Bush admin proposes drilling off Florida, Virginia, Alaska coasts When President Bush said "America is addicted to oil," we thought ... wait, did we say this already? Yesterday, the administration proposed new oil and gas drilling off the coasts of Florida, Virginia, and Alaska -- including areas covered by a long-standing moratorium on offsh ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, Department of Interior, Florida, mining and drilling, news, oceans, Virginia (all these topics) |
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What's the Time? It's Time to Get Iliamna
Proposed Alaskan mine may threaten salmon wonderland |
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26 Apr 2005 |
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| What's the Time? It's Time to Get Iliamna Proposed Alaskan mine may threaten salmon wonderland Near the shores of vast Lake Iliamna in southern Alaska, locals are worried that a huge proposed open-pit mine at the region's headwaters could imperil legendary salmon runs. The story is familiar enough: an economically depressed, mineral-rich area gets courted by slick mining-company officials promising jobs ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, fishing, lakes, mining and drilling, news (all these topics) |
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