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US Gives Shell Go-Ahead for Arctic Drilling

By VOA on Aug 17, 2015   Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

US Gives Shell Go-Ahead for Arctic Drilling

The Obama Administration has given Royal Shell Oil permission to drill in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska’s northwest coast.  This is the first time gas and drilling operations have been given the go-ahead since an exploratory well was drilled in 1991. In a statement released Monday, an administration environmental official pledged to monitor the work […]

Underneath the Ice: Seeking Juvenile Salmon on Alaska’s Frozen Susitna River

By NOAA on Jul 13, 2015   Featured, State  

Underneath the Ice: Seeking Juvenile Salmon on Alaska’s Frozen Susitna River

Imagine spending 4 days traveling miles up a frozen river in Alaska by snow machine, auguring holes through ice as thick as 80 cm, and looking for juvenile salmon.  That’s the adventure NOAA’s Alaska Region Habitat Conservation Division Hydropower Coordinator Susan Walker and colleague Jeff Davis set off on last February on the Susitna River, […]

Anchorage Residents Hold ‘Keep Shell Out of the Arctic!’ Rally

By Kirby Spangler on Jun 22, 2015   Featured, State  

Anchorage Residents Hold ‘Keep Shell Out of the Arctic!’ Rally

Anchorage, Alaska – Following weeks of demonstrations in Seattle protesting Royal Dutch Shell’s Arctic Drilling program, Anchorage residents gathered on the corner of Northern Lights and Minnesota at a local Shell gas station to join the international chorus speaking out about the controversial oil exploration in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. A 30ft long banner […]

Obama Administration Approves Shell Arctic Drilling Plan

By Alaska Native News on May 11, 2015   Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Obama Administration Approves Shell Arctic Drilling Plan

In a blow to environmentalists, the Obama administration gave conditional approval to oil giant Royal Dutch Shell to go ahead with drilling six exploratory oil wells in the Chukchi Sea. The conditional approval by the Interior Department sets aside a major hurdle for the oil company as it continues with its plans for drilling in […]

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