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Obama had played key roles in the passage of reform and other legislation in the U.S...Obama was a lead co-sponsor of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act ( S.2590 ), which sought to "require full disclosure of all entities...

Earlier this week, it was reported that Shell Oil Company had been granted permission to start drilling exploratory offshore wells in the area of the Beaufort Sea. It was also revealed that renowned marine scientist and conservationist Rick Steiner had...

Washington— Pursuant to a partial settlement in a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Greenpeace, today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to designate over 200,000 square miles of coastal lands...

Study-group of wolves in Alaska being targeted -- legally-- by hunters. Starting September 1st the hunting season opened in Alaska, and sportsmen are allowed to kill up to TEN wolves each. While things are certainly bad enough for beleaguered wolves...

On July 29, 2009, new legislation was introduced to the US Congress to help stop what can only be termed ‘barbaric and unsound’ wolf control measures. There is currently a frighteningly single-minded campaign to devastate Alaska’s wolf and bear populations....

This amounts to a National Emergency for conservation efforts. In an appalling turnabout, the Obama administration has sold out America’s national treasure, the magnificent Tongass National Forest , in SE Alaska, to the logging industry. The loggers and chainsaws are...

Recently, former Alaska governor, Sarah Palin , gave several rambling speeches upon departing office, after resigning half way through her first term. Wildlife conservationists were glad to see her go. Palin had drawn a lot of criticism for her support...

Exploring Alaska’s predator control controversy, Part ll As we wait for things to settle down after Sarah Palin’s sudden course-change, many are wondering how her absence will affect Alaska’s controversial predator-control legislation. Unfortunately, from what I’ve...

Government favors trophy hunting dollars over ecology. First of a multi-part series exploring this highly complex, volatile and often secretive issue. There has been an outright war against wolves in Alaska by every government since the state’s inception. Lethal control...