Another last hour Bush Administration rule revoked

Before leaving office last year, President Bush rewrote the Endangered Species Act (ESA) “to keep global climate change and the loss of wildlife habitat from being used under the ESA as a reason to curtail...

Alaska’s role in America’s energy independence plan

Oil production along Alaska’s North Slope is declining due to aging oilfields in the area; this in conjunction with lower crude oil prices is causing a fiscal crisis to develop in the State.  “Without new...

Offshore wind gets a boost

“We are opening our doors not just to oil and gas and coal, but also to the wise development of solar, wind and wave, biofuels, geothermal, and small hydro on America’s lands,” Department of the Interior...

Japanese astronaut chats to PM from space

"Tokyo (ANTARA News) - Astronaut Takao Doi spoke to the Japanese prime minister from the International Space Station Thursday to report the success of his mission.The Japanese astronaut told Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda he had successfully completed his mission to attach a...

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