The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up: Alaska Dispatch – Hannah Heimbuch: “Congress considers opening Bristol Bay to offshore leasing” Associated Press: “White House has coal country on the defensive” Associated Press – Jennifer Kay: “Fla. Keys Prepare for Sea Level Rise” Washington Times – Valerie Richardson: “Deadly Arizona wildfire again stirs debate on… Read more »

House Natural Resources Committee member Rep. Paul  Gosar, (AZ-04) issued the following statement in response to the fast-moving Yarnell Hill Fire, in Yavapai County, that has claimed lives and destroyed homes and lead to one of the most deadly days in U.S. Firefighting history: “My heart weeps for those who lost their lives and were affected by today’s Yarnell Hill Fire. My… Read more »

The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up: Wall Street Journal – Tennille Tracy: “U.S. House Votes to Expand Offshore Oil Drilling” Fuel Fix – Jennifer A. Dlouhy: “House moves to expand offshore drilling” Cronkite News – Xi Chen: “Interior Department gives OK for wind-power project in Mohave County” The Hill – Ben Goad: “Lawmakers want investigation into EPA’s ‘sue… Read more »

The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up: The Hill – Pete Kasperowicz: “House votes to implement US-Mexico offshore energy deal” Fuel Fix – Jennifer A. Dlouhy: “House advances plan to unleash drilling on US-Mexico maritime border” News-Press – Jasmine Aguilera: “Committee examines red snapper fishery” The Hill – Ben Geman:… Read more »

The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up: National Journal – Amy Harder: “Republicans Answer Obama With Drilling Bill” The Hill – Pete Kasperowicz: “House advances offshore energy bills” WPMI: “Congress to Address Red Snapper Season Thursday” Salt Lake Tribune – Paul Beebe: “Way cleared in Utah for 1st new U.S. refinery… Read more »

The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up: The Hill OpEd – Rep. Doc Hastings: “Time to unlock our energy” National Journal – Amy Harder: “Obama Won't Approve Keystone Pipeline Unless It Passes New Test” Washington Examiner editorial: “Obama's latest 'war on coal'” Washington Post – Juliet Eilperin: “Is Obama waging a ‘war on coal’?” Associated Press – Matt… Read more »

The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up: Washington Times – Seth McLaughlin: “Obama to push unilateral action against climate change” Wall Street Journal – Alison Sider: “Texas' Next Big Oil Rush” Bay News 9 – Ferdinand Zogbaum: “FWS could limit access to Three Sisters Springs” Associated Press: “Native American pipe focus of national monument” Associated… Read more »

The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up: CQ – Shawn Zeller: “Back to the Drawing Board for Ike” E&E – Laura Petersen: “Catch shares -- friend or foe for red snapper fishermen?” CQ – Anna Mcgeehan: “Sale of Helium Reserves Approved in Senate Panel” Bloomberg – Lynn Doan: “Energy rigs in US decline by 12, Baker Hughes… Read more »

Speaking at the Foreign Policy Association in New York City this week, Canada’s Alberta Premier, Alison Redford (the equivalent to a Governor in the U.S.) voiced her support for the Keystone XL Pipeline energy project saying that North America energy independence is no longer wishful thinking. She spoke of America’s return on investment with this energy project. “Your money will go to a… Read more »

Last summer, the State of Washington salvaged 10.7 million board feet of timber of the 400,000 acres that burned. That’s more timber than the U.S. Forest Service has sold in the entire region this year (9.6 million board feet), and they have yet to salvage a single acre that was burned. Fire salvage efforts net 10.7 million board feet of… Read more »