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Arctic drilling: Alaska employee who flagged environmental review violations claims whistleblower protection

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 11:03
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The U.S. Office of Special Counsel, a federal agency that protects whistleblowers, is supporting an Alaska employee who complained the

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Alaska oil advocates urge Obama to leave Arctic drilling options open

Erica Martinson, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 15:01
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WASHINGTON — Alaskans who don’t want to give up on Arctic offshore oil pressed the outgoing Obama administration this week

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Politics prompted hasty review of Shell’s Arctic play

Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 14:42 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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Regulators hoping to avoid criticism and potential congressional backlash rushed an environmental review of offshore Arctic oil development to ensure that

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President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson of Iceland meets with first lady Donna Walker and Gov. Bill Walker during a reception for "The Alaskan Arctic: A Summit on Shipping and Ports" in the Quarter Deck at the Hotel Captain Cook on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015. (Bill Roth / Alaska Dispatch News)
Business Business (USA) General Special Features USA 

Calls for action at Arctic shipping conference

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, August 24, 2015 at 15:23 — Last Updated: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 18:51
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With Arctic sea ice dwindling toward what is likely to be one of the lowest minimums on record, conditions are primed for

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Limits have been but on Shell's Arctic drilling season this year, including measures to protect walrus in the region. (Karen Bleier/ AFP)
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With new purchase, Shell may be less keen on Arctic

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, April 10, 2015 at 19:09 — Last Updated: Monday, April 13, 2015 at 20:20
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Royal Dutch Shell announced this week a plan to purchase a major British LNG company, and statements by top executives

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U.S. Interior Secretary affirms 2008 Chukchi lease sale

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 13:27 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 14:29
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U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Tuesday validated the 2008 sale of oil and gas leases in the Chukchi Sea, a

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Admiral Robert Papp (pictured here in 2013) is the U.S. Special Representative to the Arctic. (Sean D. Ellio / The Day / AP)
Arctic-Council-2015 General Politics Politics (USA) Special Reports USA 

Big changes in Far North since US last chaired Arctic Council

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, February 13, 2015 at 14:51 — Last Updated: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 13:15
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When the United States last led the eight-nation Arctic Council, September sea ice still covered about 2.3 million square miles, Royal Dutch Shell had

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Business Business (USA) Special Features USA 

Shell’s new Chukchi plan: Two rigs drilling wells at the same time

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, August 29, 2014 at 19:14 — Last Updated: Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at 20:27
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Two years after its ill-fated drilling season in Arctic waters off Alaska, Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday submitted a revised

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Ryan Lance, Chairman and CEO of ConocoPhillips, speaking at the Resource Development Council for Alaska’s annual meeting luncheon at the Dena’ina Center on Tuesday, June 24, 2014. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch)
Business USA 

Alaska LNG project has potential: CEO

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at 17:32
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ConocoPhillips’ chief executive said Tuesday that Alaska’s LNG megaproject can be developed under the right conditions despite a growing field

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Waves crash over the mobile offshore drilling unit Kulluk where it sits aground on the southeast side of Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, Jan. 1, 2013. (US Coast Guard photo)
Business USA 

Despite efforts, Alaska Kulluk grounding couldn’t be prevented

Suzanna Caldwell, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 08:57
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The Coast Guard captain who played a key role during attempts to control the ill-fated Kulluk conical drilling rig in

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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