Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Democrats promise to investigate Zinke if House flips
Lawmakers hoping to take control of key committees are pushing for probes of the Interior Department.<p>Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will face a barrage of congressional inquiries into his business dealings, travels, political activities and relations with industry if Democrats win the House in …
U.S. PoliticsConnelly: Cable TV news: Same faces, same topics, ceaseless banality
Why don't Cable TV news programs get out of their studios and out into the country. American would be better off if they did.
Marco RubioTell $SAEX: Stay out of the Arctic Refuge
If SAExploration moves forward with seismic testing, it will be infamous for harming threatened polar bears, undermining the human rights of the …
Human Rights70% of Americans think the environment is more important than economic growth
<b>Turns out, sustainability isn't about awareness. People get it.</b><p>I don't know about you, but sometimes I think about sustainability and get depressed. …
The ArcticAlaska Is Ready to Move Beyond Big Oil
Kate TrollYet ‘climate disconnect’ continues—even in the state most impacted by climate change.The post Alaska Is Ready to Move Beyond Big Oil …
Liberal ViewTrue Tales of Adventure to Inspire Your Next Epic Trip
Between the covers of these nine books, the authors cover a lot of ground, from a trek in Australia to a perilous journey in Antarctica.<p>Epic trips …
Thomas CookHouse Theatre’s Borealis doesn’t quite light up the sky
Bennett Fisher’s play has all the amenities except a well-explored point. Borealis is everything we've come to expect a House Theatre of Chicago show …
The TheatreFree Advice to Wells Fargo’s CEO
How to prevent people from hating you even more<p>Dear Timothy J. Sloan:<p>Hey Tim—can I call you Tim?—howzit goin’? OK, I know the answer to that one: …
Wells FargoExxonMobil gas line agreement with state includes easing of Point Thomson terms
From left to right are Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth, ExxonMobil Alaska Production Manager Darlene Gates, Gov. Bill Walker, BP Vice President of …
Natural GasEntertainment and events for week of Sept. 16
Santa Clara Art<p>& Wine Festival<p>This is the 38th festival, and one that the entire family can enjoy. The festival caters to local and regional artists, …
San FranciscoBy 1900, no muskoxen were left in Alaska. Their journey back was from Greenland to Nunavak Island, via New Jersey
Leaving cloven hoofprints from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, more than 3,500 muskoxen live in Alaska. All of …
Ice AgeInterior's Ryan Zinke expands hunting on wildlife refuges
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Friday finalized a rule allowing new or expanded hunting and fishing on 30 national wildlife refuges.<p>The Interior …
Forests5 Recommendations to Speed Infrastructure Permitting Without Gutting Environmental Review
There is significant bipartisan agreement that the need to fix the nation’s crumbling infrastructure is critical. However, the environmental review …
PesticidesTiny Alaska village experiences a tourism boom focused on polar bears
Polar bears congregate around a bowhead whale carcass on the beach in Kaktovik, Alaska on Sept 7, 2012. (Loren Holmes / Anchorage Daily News)A tiny …
Polar BearsBusiness Highlights
Amazon is 2nd US company to reach $1 trillion market value<p>NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has become the second publicly traded company to be worth $1 …
Business (New Zealand)Follow a Young Plover as It Heads South for the Winter
<i>This audio story is brought to you by BirdNote, a partner of the National Audubon Society. BirdNote episodes air daily on public radio stations</i> …
BirdsIn “It Happened Like This,” a young woman finds adulthood by way of Alaska’s wild places
<b>It Happened Like This: A Life in Alaska</b><p><i>By Adrienne Lindholm. Mountaineers Books, 2018. 208 pages. $16.95 paperback.</i><p>Many, perhaps most, Alaskans …
National ParksSeismic testing in ANWR will have major impacts
Oil drilling in the 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was authorized under the 2017 Tax Reform Bill, which passed with assurances that …
The ArcticWashington's fall agenda: EPA to focus on new power plant, water rules
<i>Congress and the White House are facing a number of important issues this fall. But the clock is ticking with the November midterms looming and the</i> …
Scott PruittThe Melting Arctic Is a Real-Time Horror Story — Why Doesn’t Anyone Care?
Last week, scientists learned that 40-foot piles of compacted sea ice — some of the oldest and most durable clusters in the Arctic — are breaking …
Foreign PolicyGOP's Top Climate Champion Defeats Conspiracy Theorist In Florida House Primary
But can Rep. Carlos Curbelo survive a possible blue wave in a swing district?<p>The Miami-area U.S. House district Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo represents routinely floods as sea levels surge through the porous limestone bedrock on which the sprawling city, considered one of the world’s most …
FloridaDon’t rush into harming the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The Aug. 22 The Energy 202 article “Arctic oil plan moves forward despite agency’s concerns” [PowerPost] shed light on Congress’s and the administration’s truly egregious efforts to industrialize the iconic Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. These efforts began with language slipped into …
OpinionThe Favor Factory
Introduction and summary<p>On August 3, 2017, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke spent his afternoon and evening with David Lesar, the chairman of oil …
Liberal ViewPresident Trump is sacrificing our public lands legacy
From reversing mitigation policies to opening our public lands to oil and gas drilling, the insults keep mounting.
Donald TrumpIHS Markit: Alaska North Slope a super basin ready for resurgence; production to grow 40% in 8 years
The Alaska North Slope (ANS) Basin—a prolific source of US oil production previously limited by a number of barriers to entry including cost and …
Oil & Gas IndustryBill de Blasio Displays Banner with Trump Slogan at Speaking Engagement
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio stood in front of a "Promises Made, Promises Kept" sign at a school groundbreaking on Monday, which is a slogan that …
Donald TrumpWomen of Color Lead and Engage More Than 250 Activists in Defense of the Arctic
Momentum is building in the Pacific Northwest. While the Trump administration has remained bullheaded in their attempts to appease the fossil fuel …
Women of ColorResearch firm dubs Alaska’s North Slope a ‘super basin,’ with oil production poised to surge
Aerial view of Tinmiaq 7, the first well drilled at ConocoPhillips’ Willow prospect during the 2018 exploration season. (Judy Patrick / …
Oil & Gas IndustryZinke blamed “environmental terrorists” for wildfires. Here’s the crazy backstory that led to that.
Chip Somodevilla/Getty<p>Looking for news you can trust?<br>Subscribe to our free newsletters.<p><i>This story was originally published by</i> Grist<i>.</i> <i>It appears here</i> …
ForestsCarol Hafner has never been to Alaska, but she could make history as the state’s first female congresswoman
Carol Hafner’s longshot bid for Congress has the potential to make her Alaska’s first female U.S. Representative in history.<p>There’s one catch: Hafner …
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