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Judge halts development on Chukchi Sea leases
Shell loses another battle in Alaska, the real loser here are the Alaskans set to work on this project, and the state's economy.

Judge blocks Gulf drilling moratorium
Obama's six month moratorium suspended. If it sticks, this could be good news for Alaska.

Drilling ruling doesn't end Alaska moratorium
Not as good as originally thought, but looks like Sen Murkowski is already getting to work for Alaska, she said she would call for the court decision to extend to the company's exploratory drilling in Alaska.

Drilling Rules Hit Alaska Pipeline
The President's six-month offshore drilling moratorium will hit Alaskan's hardest.

White House vows to counter Murkowski attack on EPA
GREENHOUSE GAS: Her proposal prevents agency from regulating emissions from large polluters.

White House threatens veto of Murkowski's EPA resolution
Sen Murkowski takes on EPA, despite President's veto threat.

Shell to stay in Alaska despite drilling delay
DRILL: Postponement of arctic exploration draws mixed reaction.

Obama to suspend oil drilling in Arctic Ocean
2011? Shell had hoped to begin exploratory wells weeks from now.

Delegation united in support of Shell's Arctic drilling
Write our congressional delegation and let them know we are behind them on this.

Court OKs approval of drilling plan
Good news for Alaska's economy, more drilling means more jobs for Alaskans.

Webinar: EPA's New Ozone Standards Threaten Local Economies
Hear what experts say about the harmful effects of EPA's new - and unnecessary - ozone standards on our economy.

Interior to study new round of oil, gas leases in Alaska
ARCTIC: Federal scientists will examine gaps in knowledge in order to set future lease policy.

Denali projects Alaska gas pipeline cost at $35B
A massive plan to move natural gas from Alaska's North Slope to North American markets will cost an estimated $35 billion, according to its planners, setting the stage for a high-stakes showdown with a competing pipeline project.

Shell's Chukchi Sea drilling plan gets clean-air OK from EPA Read more: http://www.adn.com/2010/04/01/1208265/shells-chukchi-drilling-plan-gets.html#ixzz0jtjzH1PV
The oil company said that obtaining the permit was critical to its decision on whether to proceed with exploration drilling in the Arctic sea this summer.

ADN Editorial: Offshore oil decision
The ADN says: Obama plays it down middle; Alaska calls make sense. Dropping the hold on OCS drilling makes sense, but no more lease sales doesn't. Let the ADN know that this isn't all good news, send letters and make your voice heard.

Shell's Chukchi Sea drilling plan gets clean-air OK from EPA
The oil company said that obtaining the permit was critical to its decision on whether to proceed with exploration drilling in the Arctic sea this summer.

Obama boosts drilling off US coastlines but protects Bristol Bay
Reversing a ban on oil drilling off most U.S. shores, President Barack Obama announced an expansive new policy on Wednesday that could put new oil and natural gas platforms in waters along the southern Atlantic coastline, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and part of Alaska.

API's Jack Gerard comments on Five Year Plan
API's Gerard responds to todays announcement by the Interior Department and President Obama.

Obama clears way for more oil and gas drilling off U.S. coasts
Here is a Houston Chronicle article that may shed a little more light on what this announcement will mean to Alaska.