(Comment: Yesterday (Scroll down) we reported that the EPA's refusal to reject petitions to deny OCS air quality permits for Chukchi and Beaufort Sea activities next summer could at best delay exploration another year or at worst quash Alaska's Arctic OCS potential for a long time to come.  -dh) We commend Governor Sean Parnell's (NGP Photo) leadership in this area, best illustrated by his response to the EPA decision: “It is extremely disheartening that Shell has been unsuccessful in trying to get this critical permit for almost four years,” Governor [...]