ADN/AP by Dan Joling. Alaska Native and conservation groups are again taking aim at a federal permit needed by a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell to drill for petroleum in Arctic Ocean waters off Alaska's northern shore. Read More: http://www.adn.com/2011/11/29/2193938/groups-challenge-another-shell.html#ixzz1fDEbKUlJ
RDC Action Alert: Proposed 2012-2017 Five-Year Plan for Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program Deadline for Comment is January 9, 2012 Overview: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold a series of public hearings in early December to provide an opportunity for Alaskans to comment on the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for the Proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017. The Alaska hearings will gauge public opinion on the development of offshore oil and gas resources. These hearings are [...]