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BLM Unused Drilling Permits on Federal Lands September 2011 PDF

Data from the Bureau of Land Management that shows that as of September 30, 2011, the oil and gas industry had more than 7,000 unused Approved Drilling Permits - the final approval needed before beginning to drill for oil or gas.

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.

S. 1027: THE AMERICAN ENERGY AND WESTERN JOBS ACT- A SOLUTION IN SEARCH OF A PROBLEM PDF

S. 1027, the “American Energy and Western Jobs Act”, a bill introduced by Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), would not increase oil and gas production from federal lands, but it would reduce the balanced use of those lands, giving greater control of our public lands to the oil and gas industry. The bill is an irresponsible, unnecessary, and unworkable legislative proposal that should be rejected by the Senate.

Assessing Costs Associated with Impacts to Air Quality PDF

Substantial economic costs are likely to occur if air quality in the areas surrounding BLM lands continues to deteriorate as the result of proposed actions and developments such as increased oil and gas exploration and production. There are tools readily available to assist the BLM in conducting a thorough analysis of the health-related costs of increased ozone exposures for citizens living near and visitors to BLM lands, so that these costs can be given due consideration in land management decisions.   Download the fact sheet for more details.

Threats to Landscape and Lifestyle: The Not-So-Hidden Costs to Communities of Oil and Gas Development PDF

The Facts: New Data Shows Over 29,000,000 Acres of Idle Federal Oil and Gas Leases PDF

Data Also Shows Thousands of Idle but Approved Federal Drilling Permits Although the oil and gas industry and their allies have criticized Obama Administration policies for allegedly restricting the industry’s access to federal lands for drilling, new information released by the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in January, 2011 indicates that the oil and gas industry controls 41,186,158 acres of federal onshore lands, but has drilling operations on just 12,205,416 acres of these leases.

The Facts: Plenty of Room for BLM's New Wild Lands Policy PDF

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar recently issued Secretarial Order #3310, which directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to identify and consider protecting lands harboring wilderness characteristics within the hundreds of millions of acres of public lands that it manages by designating “Wild Lands.” Although the BLM manages the most lands (245 million acres) of all the federal land management agencies, it has the smallest portfolio of designated wilderness (8.6 million acres).

Letter to the U.S. Senate regarding dangers of exploratory offshore drilling PDF

In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig accident — which could become the largest ecological disaster in history — a coalition of environmental organizations sent a letter to the U.S. Senate, urging them to pursue clean energy instead of the destructive and dangerous practices of oil and gas drilling.

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