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NEWS ABOUT: Chukchi Sea

Chukchi Sea stories: 2 news summaries

Senator Blasts 'Foot-Dragging' on Protecting Polar Bear

Feds delay decision due within 1 year

Mar 21, 08 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Three months after the deadline for declaring whether polar bears are a threatened species, the Interior Department hasn't issued a ruling, and Barbara Boxer wants to know why. The influential senator said yesterday she wants Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to appear before the environment committee and “answer questions about the... More »

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Alaska • Endangered Species Act • polar bear • Barbara Boxer • Chukchi Sea • secretary of the Interior • Dirk Kempthorne • Senate Committee on Environment • oil and gas leases

US Drilling Deals Spark New Fears for Polar Bears

Oils companies to explore frozen seas

Feb 7, 08 3:24 AM CST
(Newser) - The US government has announced $2.7 billion in winning bids for oil drilling rights in 2.8 million acres of Alaska's frozen Chukchi Sea, despite angry objections of lawmakers and environmentalists. The bids include a record $105 million offer from Shell for a single 9-square-mile tract. Environmental groups say... More »

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oil • Alaska • global warming • gas • polar bear • natural gas • Sierra Club • Chukchi Sea • exploration rights • walruses • bowhead wales • Interior Dept.

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