Daily Planet Editorial Nails It: Alaskans Should Be Furious!

 Anchorage Daily Planet.  Alaskans should be furious that Shell again is being forced to postpone its Arctic drilling program, until at least 2012, because of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency delays in issuing air pollution permits. The permits - for diesel engines aboard exploration vessels - were issued nearly a year ago, but the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission and environmental organizations appealed. The EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board in Washington, D.C., ordered more work on the permits. The Anchorage Daily News reported: “One of the issues: The Seattle office said the permit [...]