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Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Fossil Fuels Extracted from Federal Lands PDF

A scoping study by Stratus Consulting Inc., prepared for The Wilderness Society, on the amount of unaccounted greenhouse gas emissions from federal lands. The study shows that the federal government may not have accounted for 95% of the GHG emissions from federal lands - amounting to about 25% of emissions nationwide.

2011 CAPE Awards Detail PDF

The BLM Action Center is proud to present the 2011 CAPE awards – a top ten list of this year’s greatest moments for the spectacular landscapes managed by the BLM. The Comparative Analysis of Particular Excellence (CAPE) rating system, inspired by the superhero-like character of the Action Center team (able to leap tall stacks of Resource Management Plans in a single bound), ranges from one CAPE on the low end (worth a pat on the back) to five CAPEs on the high end (HUGE PROGRESS-- WAY TO GO!).

True Grit: A Heap-of-NEPA lies

The significant impacts of a NEPA-less world

Sitting Pretty: PDF

Sitting Pretty: The numbers show that the oil and gas industry is flourishing on our federal lands, while sitting on thousands of unused drilling permits and tens of millions of acres of idle federal leases.

True Grit: Oil and Gas Industry Job Numbers Don’t Add Up PDF

Despite claims to the contrary, the U.S. oil and natural gas industry does NOT employ 9.2 million workers. Economic Impact Analysis (EIA) is an attempt by economists to estimate the direct, indirect and induced jobs generated from marginal changes in investments and public policies. Input‐output models, commonly used for EIA, should only be used for marginal analysis and are not really appropriate for assessing the economic contribution of an entire industry – like the oil and gas industry. Download the entire PDF file below.

Effects of a U.S. Government Shutdown on Natural Resource Departments PDF

A federal government shutdown would trigger a wide variety of setbacks for our public lands and natural resources that would worsen over time. Check this fact sheet for details on how federal agencies and the public lands and natural resources they protect will be affected by a shutdown. The Wilderness Society will continue to update this document as more information comes in.

Multiple Truths About Multiple Use

The Facts About Conservation and our Public Lands

America can't drill its way to energy independence AUDIO

Nada Culver explains why drilling isn't the answer to America's energy problems.

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