Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Drilling in ANWR won’t solve problems

Eleanor Huffines - The Wilderness Society's Alaska Regional Director, Chattanooga Times-Free Press
Feb 24, 2009

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Your editorial (“Energy-dependent forever?” Feb. 16) defended drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by using propaganda often cited by oil industries and recently parroted by Gov. Sarah Palin.

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Murkowski Proposes Directional Drilling in ANWR

Anne Sutton, Associated Press
Feb 20, 2009

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Environmental groups said they would fight any legislation that would let oil companies drill sideways from outside the boundaries of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge into its oil and gas reserves, predicting it would be "dead in the water" under the Obama administration.

Their response came within hours of U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski's announcement Thursday that she planned to introduce a bill that would allow for use of a technology called directional drilling under the surface of the coastal plain…

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Dave Matthews Lending Voice to Wilderness As Board Member of TWS

Anonymous
Mar 22, 2011

As one of the newest members of The Wilderness Society’s Governing Council, Dave Matthews is lending his voice to help preserve America’s treasured wilderness—including legislation to protect Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Alpine Lakes Wilderness expansion efforts near his home in Seattle. He is also calling on Congress to avoid short-sighted cuts in programs that preserve land, wildlife, and clean water.

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The Wilderness Society opposes latest flawed plan to drill Arctic Ocean

Anonymous
Oct 6, 2010

WASHINGTON – The Wilderness Society today opposed a new plan from Shell Oil to construct an exploratory drilling well off the coast of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the Beaufort Sea.

The proposal from Shell was submitted to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM), and does not include previous requests to also drill in the neighboring Chukchi Sea.

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Bill Meadows Statement on the the Wilderness Review for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Anonymous
Sep 29, 2010

The following statement from William H. Meadows is in response to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announcement that the agency will conduct a wilderness review for the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

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Coalition Opposes Murkowski-Begich Arctic Drilling Bill

Anonymous
Feb 27, 2009

Joint Release by Alaska Wilderness League, Gwich’in Steering Committee, and The Wilderness Society

WASHINGTON — Rather than join the effort to lead our country toward a clean energy future, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK) today introduced a bill that serves as a distraction from the new administration’s energy priorities. This bill is the latest in a long string of attempts by the Alaska delegation to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development.

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Memo: Don’t Believe Industry Scam on Drilling Arctic Refuge

Anonymous
Feb 26, 2009

TO: Environmental and Political Reporters; Editors

FROM:
Kathy Westra
Drew Bush

RE: Don’t Believe Industry Scam on Drilling Arctic Refuge: 2,000 Acres Sound Bite Ignores Reality

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Arctic Refuge Wilderness Bill Introduced Today in Senate: Sen. Lieberman Launches New Era for Arctic Conservation

Anonymous
Jan 14, 2009

WASHINGTON - Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) will reintroduce a bill in the Senate today to designate the iconic Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. This legislation is being introduced at the beginning of a new Congress and incoming administration committed to developing a comprehensive energy strategy while preserving our nation’s public lands legacy.

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New book by Douglas Brinkley chronicles the fight for Alaska's wilderness

Jan 24, 2011

Historian and prolific author Douglas Brinkley has topped bestseller lists with his unique explorations of American history, spanning topics as diverse as the life of Rosa Parks, Henry Ford and his company, and Hurricane Katrina.

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America's Wilderness Forever! The Wilderness Society Turns 76

Jan 21, 2011

A big thank you to all wilderness lovers, who have helped us reach another anniversary and another year of protection work for the nation’s most cherished wild lands.

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