Juneau Empire/AP by Mark Thiessen.  The federal government began the review process Friday on Royal Dutch Shell’s plans to continue a drilling program it halted in 2012 in Arctic waters off Alaska’s northern shore. Today's relevant energy links from Consumer Energy Alliance:  Carteret County News-Times: Hearing focuses on seismic testing (working story) The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources has heard from a variety of people on proposals to conduct seismic surveys off the coast of North Carolina. Seismic surveys are a method of searching for offshore oil and gas deposits. [...]