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Tuesday, 22 July 2008 19:32 |
![Oil shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock containing organic matter from which oil may be produced. The regulations would provide for a thoughtful, phased approach to oil shale development on public lands in the West.[Photo Credit: Argonne National Laboratory]](http://www.doi.gov/images/072208-home.jpg) | Oil shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock containing organic matter from which oil may be produced. The regulations would provide for a thoughtful, phased approach to oil shale development on public lands in the West.
[Photo Credit: Argonne National Laborator |
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management today published proposed regulations to establish a commercial oil shale program that could result in the addition of up to 800 billion barrels of recoverable oil from lands in the western United States. In keeping with the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, the BLM is proposing regulations that would provide the critical “rules of the road” on which private investors will rely in determining whether to make future financial commitments to prospective oil shale projects. |
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Monday, 21 July 2008 18:02 |
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Wolf pack with pups confirmed in northeastern Oregon
July 21, 2008
LA GRANDE, Ore.—A wolf pack that includes both adults and pups was confirmed in a forested area of northern Union County on Friday, the first evidence of multiple wolves and wolf reproduction in Oregon since wolves were extirpated from the state back in the mid-1940s.
Wildlife biologists conducting a howling survey heard the howls of both adults and pups simultaneously. The exact number of wolves was not determined, but at least two adults and two pups were heard.
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Monday, 21 July 2008 14:56 |
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The Weekly Preview (July 21 – 25) - House Natural Resources Committee
This Week’s Hearings and Markups:
Can’t make it to our hearings or markups in person? Stay connected with our live and archived video and audio webcasts, available at http://resourcescommittee.house.gov.
On Monday, the Subcommittee on Water and Power will hold an oversight field hearing on the "Federal Response to the California Drought Emergency." On June 4, 2008, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger released a Proclamation and issued an Executive Order declaring a drought for the State of California. The following week, Governor Schwarzenegger declared a State of Emergency in nine Central Valley counties. While the Governor made a disaster declaration for the nine counties, either the President or the Secretary of Agriculture must make a Federal disaster declaration for Supplemental Crop Revenue Assistance payments to be made.
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Friday, 18 July 2008 19:28 |
The Week Ahead (July 21-25) - U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
July 18th, 2008
* On Monday, July 21, the Subcommittee on National Parks will receive testimony at a FIELD hearing regarding the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory of all species within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Witnesses include Dale Ditmanson, park superintendent, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; Glen Bogart, principal, Pi Beta Phi Elementary, Gatlinburg, TN; Peter White, professor of biology & director of the North Carolina botanical garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC; Dr. Tim Watkins, program officer, National Geographic Society, Research, Conservation and Exploration. (Alumni Hall, Highsmith Union, University of North Carolina Asheville, One University Heights, Asheville, NC at 9:30 a.m.)
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