5-25-12 – Alaskans ‘Rocked’ At Last Night’s BLM Hearing!

Alaskans Rocked At Last Night's BLM Hearing! Commentary by Dave Harbour Last night, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) held a hearing in Anchorage to gather comment on its Draft Integrated Activity Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (IAP/EIS) for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A).  The Interior Department agency proposed four alternative approaches to managing NPR-A.  As many as a hundred had gathered in the Science Center of the BLM's Campbell Creek facility to listen or testify.  Twenty-one Alaskans enthusiastically supported oil and gas leasing of the nation's oil and gas [...]