33 results for "Sean Cockerham"
Alaska attempts public relations pitch on drilling ANWR
Monday, May 20, 2013 at 2:57 PMThe state of Alaska is trying to drum up publicity for its offer to pay some of the cost of exploratory drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but the pitch appears to stand no real chance.
China’s hunger for American coal in doubt
Friday, May 17, 2013 at 10:06 AMThe push for mass coal exports from Washington state, already facing a huge environmental battle, also could get hit with slowing Chinese demand for coal shipments.
Government can’t find room for America’s wild horses
Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 1:50 PMWild horses, descended from the steeds of Spanish explorers, Native Americans, U.S. cavalry and ranch strays, are being offered for auction this weekend in Fort Worth, Texas, as part of a desperate effort by a federal government that can’t...
EPA backs finding that proposed mine would hurt Alaska salmon runs
Friday, April 26, 2013 at 3:37 PMThe Environmental Protection Agency says the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska could wipe out nearly 100 miles of streams and 4,800 acres of wetlands in one of the last places remaining in the world to support huge runs of wild salmon.
Who’s the world leader in clean energy? China
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 9:00 PMChina overtook the United States last year as the global leader in clean energy investment while American spending on renewables dropped nearly 40 percent, according to a report to be released Wednesday by the Pew Charitable Trusts.
Politics, environmental worries threaten new coal ports in the Northwest
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 3:58 PMGrowing environmental objections to exporting coal from Washington state and Oregon have begun to endanger the coal industry’s hope to restore its flagging fortunes by shipping much more of the embattled fossil fuel to China and India.
China to reap Iraq oil rewards
Sunday, March 31, 2013 at 12:00 AMTen years after the United States invaded and occupied Iraq, the country's oil industry is poised to boom and make the troubled nation the No. 2 oil exporter in the world.
Justice Department is investigating Shell’s Arctic drilling
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 4:53 PMThe Coast Guard has asked the Justice Department to investigate possible pollution violations by both the drilling rigs Shell used in its botched efforts to explore for oil last year in the Arctic Ocean waters off the northern coast of Alaska.
Interior Department: ‘Shell screwed up’ drilling in Arctic
Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 4:52 PMShell failed to oversee contractors that were central to its bungled efforts to explore for oil in the Arctic waters off Alaska last year, the Interior Department has concluded.
State Department opens door to Keystone XL Pipeline approval
Friday, March 1, 2013 at 4:12 PMThe State Department announced Friday that construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline is unlikely to have a significant impact on climate change, a finding that could open the door for President Barack Obama to approve the controversial project.
