Who wants a free driveway? Please raise your hands.
You can’t get a free driveway from the state of Alaska, but state officials want to offer an even sweeter freebie to private oil, gas, and mining companies in the form of expensive, Arctic “roads to resources.”
The Wilderness Society urges full Committee to pass key wilderness legislation
The Wilderness Society today applauded a hearing of five wilderness and land conservation bills in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests.
Fending off environmental attacks and securing a temporary guarantee for conservation, the U.S. Senate passed an “environmentally friendly” highways bill, according to The Wilderness Society.
The U.S. is exporting more gasoline than we import for the first time since 1949, according to the Energy Information Agency. These record high gasoline exports are undermining congressional calls to turn important conservation lands into oil and gas fields.
The Wilderness Society (TWS) recognizes Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-24) for introducing legislation today to help preserve wilderness and rivers in the Los Padres National Forest in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.