Gristmill (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Kate Sheppard New regulations proposed by the Bush administration are aimed at tapping the country's huge reserves of oil shale, steps Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said are intended to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil in the short term. But one man's short term might feel like eternity to consumers paying $4.50 a gallon, as it would be seven to eight years before production...
Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Bureau of Land Management Tuesday published for public comment its proposed "rules of the road" for commercial development of up to 800 billion barrels of recoverable oil currently locked within shale under land in Utah and other western states.Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said in a teleconference with media that more needs to be done to develop energy sources closer to home, where...
www.OSIR.org.in (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
The Governor’s Science and Technology Advisory Council (STAC) was formed in 1999 by Gov. Dirk Kempthorne and charged with developing a strategic plan for science and technology.Source: commerce.idaho.gov Science and Technology - Science ResearchScience and Technology: Earth Science: Land Surface Hydrology Water on land surface is a crucial component of the Earth [...]
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Volunteers from the Grapevine Parks and Recreation Department and Sabre Holdings Corp.’s Travelocity division have been recognized for their efforts to restore a flood-damaged park. They were among 15 winners of the Take Pride in America National Award, presented by Interior Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne in Washington. “It took an army – a team of workers private and public to receive...
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Volunteers from the Grapevine Parks and Recreation Department and Sabre Holdings Corp.’s Travelocity division have been recognized for their efforts to restore a flood-damaged park. They were among 15 winners of the Take Pride in America National Award, presented by Interior Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne in Washington. “It took an army – a team of workers private and public to receive...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | yesterday
... oil from shale exceeded the benefit, but today that calculus is changing," Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne told reporters Tuesday. "This makes oil shale a highly promising resource."The Bush administration's action comes as Congress debates expanding domestic oil production to respond to high gasoline prices. Among the proposals being pushed are opening up more federal lands to energy...
Seattle Pos (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Washington's Hanford Nuclear Reservation. A final decision rests with Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne.Built in just 13 months, B Reactor was the centerpiece of the federal government's top-secret effort to build the atomic bomb in the 1940s."This is a great step toward preserving both the B Reactor and an important chapter of our nation's history," Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said in...
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
... oil from shale exceeded the benefit, but today that calculus is changing," Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne told reporters Tuesday. "This makes oil shale a highly promising resource." The Bush administration's action comes as Congress debates expanding domestic oil production to respond to high gasoline prices. Among the proposals being pushed are opening up more federal Advertisement...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Hanford nuclear reservation. A final decision on the reactor rests with Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne.
"This is a great step toward preserving both the B Reactor and an important chapter of our nation's history," Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said in a statement announcing the decision. "The B Reactor will give future generations a chance to learn about the important contribution...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Hanford nuclear reservation. A final decision on the reactor rests with Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne."This is a great step toward preserving both the B Reactor and an important chapter of our nation's history," Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said in a statement announcing the decision. "The B Reactor will give future generations a chance to learn about the important contribution this...
KOMO - News - Local (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
... Tuesday to approve landmark status. A final decision rests with Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
... Tuesday to approve landmark status. A final decision rests with Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne.Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
... own energy here at home, through resources such as oil shale," said Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne. "Instead, I find it ironic that we are asking countries halfway around the world to produce more for us." But even stalwart Republicans question the connection between pump prices and oil-shale development. During a news conference at the Utah Capitol earlier this month, Sen. Orrin...
Why Now? (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
... after Katrina and Rita, these awful storms - no major spills.” And Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne told the Fox Business Channel, “When Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf Coast where we have about 4,000 oil and gas platforms … we had no significant oil spill.” (July 15) It really ticks people off along the coast when they flat out lie like this. This article has a picture of the off-shore...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
... 25 can't stand because the committee lacked a quorum. Rahall wrote back to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on Wednesday, telling him that he was mistaken about House rules and that the action would stand. The measure was advanced by Arizona Democrat Raul Grijalva, who said a rush of uranium-mining claims threatened the natural landscape, which lures 5 million visitors to Grand Canyon...
