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Regions: Alaska
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The Alaska Pipeline 
 Companion to an April 2006 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience documentary about the impact on the "culture and society in Alaska as well as the environment" of the pipeline that carries gas from Prudhoe Bay in the Arctic Circle to Valdez on Alaska's south coast. Features a timeline, map, details about significant events, and an interactive pipeline safety activity. Also includes a transcript, a bibliography, teacher's guide, and links to related sites. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pipeline/ Topics: Oil & Gas Last updated Aug 14, 2006 Alpine Satellite Development Plan
Provides "an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for oil and gas development in the eastern portion of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and the Colville River Delta. The EIS evaluates proposed development by ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc." Includes newsletters and related documents. From the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. http://www.blm.gov/ak/st/en/prog/planning/npra_general/alpine_plan.html Topics: Industries, Oil & Gas Last updated May 16, 2009 Alyeska Pipeline
The Alyeska Pipeline Service Company is the operator of "the 800-mile-long Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS)... one of the largest pipeline systems in the world. It stretches from Prudhoe Bay on Alaska’s North Slope, ... to Valdez." Features facts about this gas pipeline, material about safety and environmental concerns (such as oil spill prevention and response), pipeline reconfiguration, and reports and news (such as about BP's 2006 closure of its Prudhoe Bay oilfield). http://www.alyeska-pipe.com Topics: Oil & Gas Last updated Aug 14, 2006 Analysis of Oil and Gas Production in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
This March 2004 document provides "an assessment of authorizing oil and gas leasing in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska." Includes maps and statistical tables. From the Energy Information Administration (EIA); prepared at the request of U.S. Representative Richard W. Pombo. Opens directly into a PDF file. http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/servicerpt/ogp/pdf/sroiaf(2004)04.pdf Topics: Energy, Oil & Gas, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Nov 27, 2005 Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Information about the Alaskan wildlife refuge, including wildlife, habitat, animal migration, and travel. Contains documents related to oil and gas exploration, such as site maps and assessments, as well as conservation plans. "The decision about development or protection of this northern part of the Arctic Refuge rests in the hands of the US Congress." From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. http://arctic.fws.gov/ Topics: Animals, Environment, Oil & Gas, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Jun 24, 2009 Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Provides an overview of issues facing Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which has been targeted for oil drilling. Presents a number of arguments against drilling for oil and recommendations for action. Includes a slideshow. From the Sierra Club. http://www.sierraclub.org/arctic/ Topics: Oil & Gas, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Feb 20, 2006 Arctic Wildlife Refuge
Background on this national wildlife area in Alaska, portions of which have been considered for drilling of oil and gas reserves. Includes fast facts, a map, a video clip, and material about wildlife (polar bear, musk ox, caribou, spectacled eider, and arctic wolf). From the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), which opposes drilling in the refuge. http://www.savebiogems.org/arctic/ Topics: Animals, Environment, Oil & Gas, Regions of the World Last updated May 31, 2006 Economic Development Through State Ownership of Oil and Gas: Evaluating Alaska's Royalty-in-Kind Program
This 2005 report "takes a retrospective look at the state of Alaska's policies and programs regarding disposition of oil and gas resources, focusing on the evolution of the royalty-in-kind program. It examines the relative success of different programs." Includes data and charts. Opens directly into a PDF document. From Understanding Alaska, part of a series of reports from the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), University of Alaska, Anchorage. http://www.alaskaneconomy.uaa.alaska.edu/nonrenew/Berman_econdev.pdf Topics: Oil & Gas Last updated Sep 17, 2008 Exxon Valdez
This site provides information on the 1989 oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Features a FAQ, a spill map, photos, economic impact studies, the status of the beaches and fish and wildlife species, the restoration plan, improvements in oil spill prevention and response planning, ecosystem monitoring, and more. From the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council. http://www.evostc.state.ak.us/ Topics: Environment, Oil & Gas, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Transportation Last updated Dec 17, 2005 Minerals Management Service
Information about the projects of "the Federal agency that manages the nation's natural gas, oil and other mineral resources on the outer continental shelf (OCS)." Find statistics, publications, a glossary of mineral terms, and details of offshore oil and gas projects in Alaska, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Searchable. Part of the U.S. Department of the Interior. http://www.mms.gov/ Topics: Industries, Oil & Gas Last updated Apr 28, 2005 |
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