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 Stories About: Department of Interior AND energy AND mining and drilling AND wildlife
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Slope on a Rope
Bush Administration Opens Alaskan Land to Drilling |
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21 Nov 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Slope on a Rope Bush Administration Opens Alaskan Land to Drilling Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge isn't on the oil-and-gas chopping block under the terms of the current behemoth energy bill, but the rest of the state isn't quite as lucky: The Bush administration will announce today that it plans to open 8.8 million acres of Ala ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior, energy, mining and drilling, oceans, politics, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Calling in the Reserves
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21 Jan 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Calling in the Reserves The debate over oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has been in the limelight a lot lately -- but what about energy exploitation in the rest of the state? On Friday, the Bush administration released a report on the likely environmental impact of new dril ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, Department of Interior, energy, marine life, mining and drilling, oceans, politics, US Geological Survey, US Navy, wilderness, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Basin and Strange
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17 Jan 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Basin and Strange Since Sept. 11, the Bush administration has claimed that strict environmental laws are hindering oil and gas exploration in the West -- thereby compromising national security by forcing ongoing dependence on foreign energy sources. But a new federal study undermines that claim by showing that most oil and gas reserves on Western federal lands co ... |
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| Topics: Department of Interior, energy, mining and drilling, politics, West, wilderness, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Chairwoman of the Boardwalk
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22 Jan 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Chairwoman of the Boardwalk The U.S. National Wildlife Refuge System could get a $56.5 million budget increase in the next fiscal year, according to an announcement made yesterday by Interior Secretary Gale Norton. The proposed increase would represent an 18 percent budget hike and would be earmarked for maintenance and renovation of such features as boardwalks, trails, and levies. Although it ... |
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| Topics: Department of Interior, energy, mining and drilling, wildlife (all these topics) |
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