...legacy wells since 2002.President Barack Obama had proposed shifting revenue-sharing payments to Alaska from oil and gas development in the reserve to a new fund to help with the cost of BLM projects, including cleaning the well sites. Murkowski...
...coastline than any other state, and an economy dependent on several ocean-based activities including fishing, oil and gas development and transportation, Alaska's stake in an ocean management scheme is immense. The April implementation plan...
...spring. Recovery plan team members include scientists, citizens groups, Alaska Natives, and conservation and oil and gas development groups. The recovery plan will set out management actions with the goal being the survival of Cook Inlet's...
...issues, citing support for a resolution urging the opening of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain to oil and gas development. "It was a bipartisan support base," he said, adding, "I'm not sure my willingness to work across the...
...special interest groups, and unfortunately today's finalized plan will do nothing but further restrict potential oil and gas development in a petroleum reserve established to ensure America's energy security."U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska...
...just saying that's the best case scenario." Smith said locals "can't afford to be careless" with such oil and gas development and how it impacts the environment. "I wish I would have taken a bushel, but I only have one sample," he...
...it's unfixable. Cissna, 70, also said she doesn't support opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development, something Young staunchly supports.The soft-spoken Cissna said she's someone who is willing to work across...
...state spending to eliminate the potential for future taxation for Alaskan citizens and businesses. Wagoner: Oil and gas development is on the upswing. Between my jack up rig credits, royalty reduction credits for platforms, and ring-fencing...
...I think some people will be concerned because it is a critical habitat area and they're concerned about oil and gas development in this area, but overall I think the response is positive." Brian Smith can be reached at brian.smith...
...the Kenai Peninsula, as in much of Alaska, the measure could be an outright disaster. It could end Cook Inlet oil and gas development and greatly affect property rights and development in our coastal communities - and in communities that are miles...
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