Topic: Alaska
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Not yet a year after the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, Republicans are renewing efforts to drill for oil and gas in a fiercely contested Alaskan wildlife refuge.Moving one day after President Barack Obama's unveiled a plan ...
Are there eco-friendly options available for the destination you want to go? These are all fantastic tips for the eco-friendly traveler, but there's no need to go out of the city to Go Green. San Francisco's Powell Street cable car, the BART ...
The US BLS, Bureau of Labor Statistics, lists the following safety and hazard material for data gathered in 2008. In 2002, US commerical fishing deaths dropped on average, but raised significantly in 2006, raised again in 2007, and increased yet again in ...
Now that we are into the midsummer mowing season, I figured it is a good time to repost this critical blog entry from last spring. This may sound unbelievable, but according to theUS Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)an ordinary gasoline lawn mower can ...
Teck to develop new deposit that will add 20 years to the life of the Red Dog mineTeck Resources Ltd. (TSX:T.TCKb, Stock Forum) is set to begin developing a new deposit at its Red Dog operation in Alaska, a move that is ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc has been granted a long-awaited federal air-quality permit the oil company needs to conduct exploratory drilling this year in Alaska's Beaufort Sea, government officials said late on Friday.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued the ...
Royal Dutch Shell Plc has been granted a long-awaited federal air-quality permit the oil company needs to conduct exploratory drilling this year in Alaska's Beaufort Sea, government officials said late on Friday. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued the permit to Shell ...
GAO finds flaws in federal environmental review of Alaska offshore petroleum leasing plansThe federal Minerals Management Service in Alaska has been a target for lawsuits that claim it hasn't properly considered the environmental effects of offshore petroleum lease sales. A report by ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Agents from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency investigating possible air-pollution violations spent two days searching Chevron-owned oil facilities in Alaska, company and government officials said Thursday. Agents searched the facilities on Tuesday and Wednesday, said Andrew Ames, a ...
To accompany the meal, I poured some Yellow+Blue 2008 Ros Wine ($12 for 1 liter; ybwines.com for stores); its deep coral color and crisp mineral flavor complemented the salmon perfectly. Made with hand-harvested grapes from a certified organic vineyard in Spain, it ...
