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    Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Senate OKs Sally Jewell as new Interior secretary

    WASHINGTON - The Senate approved REI Chief Executive Sally Jewell Wednesday as the new secretary of the Interior by a vote of 87 to 11.  
    WASHINGTON - The Senate approved REI Chief Executive Sally Jewell Wednesday as the new secretary of the Interior by a vote of 87 to 11.   Jewell, 58, had faced tough questioning by some Senate Republicans during her confirmation hearing in early March....

    Tags: Lamar Alexander, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Ron Wyden, Environmental Issues, Conservation

    2. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. ConocoPhillips joins hiatus in offshore Arctic operations

     
      SEATTLE — A third major oil company has announced it is backing off from  offshore drilling in the U.S. Arctic, with ConocoPhillips saying it will put its planned 2014 operations in the Chukchi Sea on hold because of “regulatory...

    Tags: Litigation and Regulation, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Environmental Issues, ConocoPhillips, Petroleum Industry

    3. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  3. Interior Department cuts mineral payments to 35 states

    CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Interior is cutting federal mineral payments to 35 states by about $110 million this fiscal year as part of the automatic federal spending cuts that started this month.
    CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Interior is cutting federal mineral payments to 35 states by about $110 million this fiscal year as part of the automatic federal spending cuts that started this month. Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead...

    Tags: John Arthur Smith, Budgets and Budgeting, Interior Policy, Land Resources, Matt Mead

    4. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Obama names REI chief to lead the Interior Department

    WASHINGTON – President Obama on Wednesday nominated Sally Jewell, a former oil engineer and banker and current chief executive of a national outdoor retailer, to lead the Interior Department, making an unorthodox pick for his first woman nominee...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate, Conservation, Petroleum Industry

    5. Jan 16, 2013 |Story| KTUU

  5. Begich and Murkowski React to Salazar Resigning

    A fifth member of the Obama administration will leave in March. Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced on Wednesday that he’s resigning.
    Channel 2 News
    A fifth member of the Obama administration will leave in March. Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced on Wednesday that he’s resigning. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich reacted to the resignation with news releases and...

    Tags: Ottawa Senators, Interior Policy, Barack Obama, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Politics

    6. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Obama picks REI executive Sally Jewell to lead Interior Department

    WASHINGTON -- President Obama will nominate Recreational Equipment Inc. Chief Executive Sally Jewell to lead the Interior Department in his second term, a White House official said.
    WASHINGTON -- President Obama will nominate Recreational Equipment Inc. Chief Executive Sally Jewell to lead the Interior Department in his second term, a White House official said.   The president will make the announcement Wednesday afternoon at the...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate, Petroleum Industry, Media Industry

    7. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Sally Jewell, nominee for Interior, approved in Senate committee

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved President Obama&rsquo;s pick to lead the Interior Department, REI Chief Executive Sally Jewell, sending the nomination to the full Senate for consideration.
    WASHINGTON -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved President Obama’s pick to lead the Interior Department, REI Chief Executive Sally Jewell, sending the nomination to the full Senate for consideration. At a time when...

    Tags: John Barrasso, Environmental Issues, Barack Obama, Conservation, Tim Scott

    8. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| KTUU

  8. Interior Department To Take Second Look At King Cove Access Road

    The Interior Department will take a second look at a proposed land exchange between the community of King Cove and the state of Alaska.
    Channel 2 News
    The Interior Department will take a second look at a proposed land exchange between the community of King Cove and the state of Alaska. The announcement Thursday morning came from Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski's office, and in a press release, stated...

    Tags: Wildlife, Interior Policy, Politics, Sally Jewell, Ken Salazar

    9. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. O'Malley offshore wind bill passes

    Gov. Martin O'Malley achieved a long-sought victory Monday night as the General Assembly gave final approval to his bill to encourage development of a wind energy industry featuring dozens of giant turbines off the state's Atlantic coast.
    Gov. Martin O'Malley achieved a long-sought victory Monday night as the General Assembly gave final approval to his bill to encourage development of a wind energy industry featuring dozens of giant turbines off the state's Atlantic coast. Passage came...

    Tags: Government, E.J. Pipkin, Montgomery County (Maryland), Martin O'Malley, Environmental Issues

    10. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Legislation encourages wind farm, but hurdles remain

    After three years of trying, Gov. Martin O'Malley has won approval of legislation that aims to spur construction of towering wind turbines off Maryland's Atlantic coast.
    After three years of trying, Gov. Martin O'Malley has won approval of legislation that aims to spur construction of towering wind turbines off Maryland's Atlantic coast. Now comes the hard part. Daunting regulatory, political and financial hurdles...

    Tags: Taxation, Environmental Issues, Business, Politics, Credit and Debt

    11. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Nik Wallenda will tightrope walk over the Grand Canyon on Discovery

    Nik Wallenda, the man known as "King of the High Wire," will venture into Evel Knievel territory this summer when he makes a daring high-wire walk across the Grand Canyon. And those curious to see if he makes it will be able to watch the whole thing live on Discovery.
    Nik Wallenda, the man known as "King of the High Wire," will venture into Evel Knievel territory this summer when he makes a daring high-wire walk across the Grand Canyon. And those curious to see if he makes it will be able to watch the whole thing...

    Tags: Jane Campion, Lena Dunham, Nik Wallenda, Today (tv program), Matt Lauer

    12. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Salazar on Arctic drilling: 'Shell screwed up in 2012'

    SEATTLE &mdash; Federal regulators said Thursday they would not allow <a href="74820776" target="_blank">Royal Dutch Shell</a> to resume exploratory drilling off the coast of Alaska until the company comes up with a detailed operations program and management plan for operating in the Arctic to head off the mishaps that plagued the company&rsquo;s debut drilling season in 2012.
    SEATTLE — Federal regulators said Thursday they would not allow Royal Dutch Shell to resume exploratory drilling off the coast of Alaska until the company comes up with a detailed operations program and management plan for operating in the Arctic to...

    Tags: Natural Resources Defense Council, Interior Policy, Manufacturing and Engineering, Brooklyn (New York City), U.S. Coast Guard

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