U.S. halts Arctic drilling until at least 2011
The Department of the Interior announced last Thursday that it is suspending all offshore drilling, including drilling in the Arctic,…
Alaskan legislators publicly offer support to Shell’s Arctic drilling while 75 Democrats opposed
Alaska’s three Congressional representatives – Senators Mark Begich (D) and Lisa Murkowski (R) and Representative Don Young (R) – are…
Salazar freezes new drilling permits; Norway questions new drilling as well
The ramifications of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are now hitting home in the Arctic. Secretary of the Interior Ken…