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Updated Draft Rules for Fracking Deserve the Chance to Work
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Complaints by both sides over the Obama administration’s newly updated draft of fracking rules on public and Indian lands signals the Interior Department has found enough common ground to raise the bar on drilling operations.[read more]
Sally Jewell Confirmation Hearing: Balancing Conservation and Energy
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Sally Jewell told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee during her confirmation hearing that balance is a critical component of managing our nation’s public lands and waters.[read more]
Sally Jewell, CEO of REI, Will Be Named As New Secretary Of The Interior
News outlets reported this morning that President Obama will name Sally Jewell, CEO of the outdoor company REI, as his next Secretary of the Interior. The Department of the Interior is the agency responsible for the management of 1.7 billions acres of public lands. It oversees areas like national parks and national seashores, in addition to a significant amount of fossil and renewable energy development like solar energy and offshore wind.[read more]
Minerals Management Service and the Oil & Gas Industry: The wisdom of Solomon
The Interior Department plans to split the Minerals Management Service into two divisions, one focusing on gathering royalties from oil and gas companies and another focused on safety inspections, the department intends to announce Tuesday. ... The tiny agency currently plays dual roles, focusing on collecting money as well as on...[read more]
The Real Gulf Behind the Oil Disaster
If you had been tracking the course of the BP-Deepwater Horizon oil gusher, or listening to media coverage about areas that were potentially threatened by the massive amounts of oil floating in the Gulf, you may have thought that experts knew where it’s likely to hit land. In a general sense, at least. That was never true. But it seemed...[read more]
Obama Administration Supports Cape Wind Project
US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar was in Massachusetts today to announce that the Department of Interior is approving the Cape Cod offshore wind farm. The project has been incredibly contentious in Massachusetts, resulting in a nine-year delay on moving forward and the development of unusual political fissures in the state....[read more]
Markey Urges Interior to Move Forward with Cape Wind
Middelgrunden offshore wind farm near Copenhagen, Denmark (photo: Wikimedia) Cape Wind officials praised Massachusetts Congressman Ed Markey for his letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar sent earlier this week, calling for him to move quickly to issue the final federal permit for Cape Wind before the U.N. Climate Change Conference in...[read more]
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