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 and settle’ practices” The Day – Brian Hallenback: “BIA floats new tribe status rules” Greenwire – Emily Yehle: “'Lackadaisical' Park Police misplace hundreds of weapons – IG” E&E – Phil Taylor: “Senators push White House to fund ... 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: “Landrieu may float competing US-Mexico bill with revenue-sharing” Associated Press: “VT wildlife group sues to protect rare songbird” Associated Press: “U.S. Park Police lost thousands of guns and rifles, AP reports” New York Times OpEd – Calla J. Chythlook-Sifsof: “Nat... 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 since 1976” E&E – Phil Taylor: “Lawmakers praise 6-month postponement of prairie chicken decision” Associated Press: “Obama announces creation of new White House Council on Native American Affairs” Associated Press – Jeff Barnard: “Judge orders BLM to sell more timber” 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 Volz: “Judge stops 3 logging projects over lynx” Reuters – Jonathan Stempel: “Supreme Court rule against biological father over American Indian girl” Jackson Hole News and Guide – Mike Koshmrl: “National parks' paddle ban faces criticism” ... 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 Press: “Should Supreme Court Consider Native American Law in Custody Battle?” Associated Press: “Glacier National Park to conduct new mountain goat study” Forbes – William Pentland: “Small Hydro May Harm Environment More Than Big Hydro, S... 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 reports” Cronkite News – Xi Chen: “Feds eye 6k acres as jumping mouse critical habitat” Washington Post – Juliety Eilperin: “In the Badlands, a tribe helps buffaloes make a comeback” Greenwire – Manuel Quinones: “Feds approve lucrative deal between tribe, coal company” Reuters... 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 country with the same democratic values, and it will return here, since the U.S. receives 89 cents back for every dollar spent on Canadian goods and services.” Redford went on to list how both countries can ben... 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 timber Yakima Herald By Andy Matarrese Timber salvage efforts on state land charred by last summer’s Table Mountain Fire have yielded 10.7 million board feet of timber, up from the 9.3 million the state Department of Natural Resources originally expected, acco... Read More »

The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up: Associated Press: “North Dakota sees record oil shipments by rail” Forbes – Michael Kanellos: “Natural Gas To Play A Bigger Role in Transportation, IEA Predicts” Associated Press – Matthew Brown: “Feds approve 1.4B ton coal deal with Crow Tribe” USA Today – Dan Vergano: “Virginia to preserve Pocahontas home” Associated Press – Scott Sonner: “30 US reps want to reign in BLM's horse budget” Read More »

This morning, Congressman Tipton (CO-5) discussed his amendment to the FARRM bill with KOA news out of Denver, Colorado.This amendment hat would help states fight devastating wildfires by providing the Forest Service with a large air tanker and an aerial asset lease program to assist with fighting wildfires. This amendment comes at a time when Colorado has been fighting historic fires across the state. The amendment passed last night and was sponsored by other members of the Colorado delegation including Subcommittee on Energy and Minerals Chairman Doug Lamborn (CO-5). Later today, the House w... Read More »