Suit seeks ban on oil companies disturbing wildlife (Fishing in alaska)
| Suit seeks ban on oil companies disturbing wildlife - Reuters UK ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Two environmental groups on Tuesday filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn new federal regulations that grants permission to oil companies working in the Chukchi Sea to disturb the polar bears and fishing in alaska walrus that live there Source: uk.reuters.com Oil drilling, polar bear rule challenged - MSNBC ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Two conservation groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging the Bush administration's decision to let oil companies unintentionally harass or harm polar bears and fishing in alaska walruses off the northwestern Alaska coast. The lawsuit filed in Source: www.msnbc.msn.com Alaska lawmakers back to work on energy issues - MSN MoneyCentral JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska lawmakers are back in Juneau for another 30-day special session. But this time the scope of the session will include several energy-related issues in addition to the heavy-hitting subject: advancing a natural gas pipeline Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com UPDATE 1-Alaska oil pipeline throughput dipped in June - Reuters ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 9 (Reuters) - Throughput along the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System dipped in June due to a scheduled maintenance shutdown, and fishing in alaska more maintenance was scheduled for August, the Alyeska Pipeline Service Co said. "There was one Source: www.reuters.com Holland America Line Showcases Alaska's Grandeur in Style With Eight - MSN MoneyCentral SEATTLE, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Considered a leader in Alaska tourism with more than 60 years experience in the region, Holland America Line's 2009 Alaska cruise lineup includes eight ships sailing three different itineraries with 158 total Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com Senate roll call on terrorist surveillance bill - CNBC The 69-28 roll call by which the Senate approved a bill Wednesday overhauling controversial rules on secret government eavesdropping. The bill would protect telecommunications companies from lawsuits complaining they helped the U.S. spy on Americans Source: www.cnbc.com Coast Guard checks Cruise West ships after most recent grounding in - Seattle Times The Spirit of Glacier Bay cruise ship, which ran aground earlier this week in Alaska, is in Juneau for repairs, and fishing in alaska the U.S. Coast Guard is checking ships of its owner Cruise West for safety and fishing in alaska maintenance. The 207-foot Spirit of Glacier Bay, run by Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com Alaska governor uninjured in Anchorage accident - Daily Herald ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was not injured when her sport utility vehicle was involved in a four-vehicle chain-reaction collision at an intersection in Anchorage. The governor was driving from her home in Wasilla to her Source: www.heraldextra.com Alaska: Cruise Ship Grounded - Chicago Tribune A cruise ship has grounded in Tarr Inlet near Glacier Bay. The Coast Guard says the hull of the ship has not been compromised, and fishing in alaska no injuries have been reported. Officials say the 178-foot Spirit of Glacier Bay grounded just before 8 a.m. Monday Source: www.chicagotribune.com |