Roll Call Op-Ed: Ocean Policy Respite Is Step In Right Direction Recent House passage of an amendment providing for a pause in implementation of the new National Ocean Policy is a welcome development for those seeking to maintain and enhance the productivity of our nation’s marine and inland areas…
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CQ: Oceans Plan Meets Wave of GOP Resistance – June 2, 2012
CQ: Oceans Plan Meets Wave of GOP Resistance On its face, the Obama administration’s plan to begin implementing its National Ocean Policy looks like something even the president’s most ardent opponents might like. The objective sounds innocuous enough: safeguard the oceans and Great Lakes while encouraging sustainable development of offshore resources…
Gloucester Times (MA): Panel Chairman Moves To Block ‘Ocean Zoning’ Money – April 15, 2012
Gloucester Times (MA): Panel Chairman Moves To Block ‘Ocean Zoning’ Money The chairman of the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, backed by a national coalition that ranges from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to the Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives Association, is urging a shutoff to all funding geared toward implementation of a National Ocean Policy created [...]
E&E News: Industry Groups Press Lawmakers To Freeze Spending for New Obama Policy – April 12, 2012
E&E News: Industry Groups Press Lawmakers To Freeze Spending for New Obama Policy Industry groups are asking lawmakers to put the brakes on the Obama administration’s National Ocean Policy. More than 75 groups — representing agriculture, forestry, oil and gas, and some parts of the fishing industry — sent a letter today to House appropriators asking [...]
Alaska Journal of Commerce: NOAA, Administration Press On With Ocean Policy Changes – Feb. 27, 2012
Alaska Journal of Commerce: NOAA, Administration Press On With Ocean Policy Changes Congress refused last year to fund a $27 million budget request to implement President Barack Obama’s new National Ocean Policy, but that isn’t stopping the administration from moving forward with the plan…
National Ocean Council: Another Step Toward Ocean Stewardship – February 1, 2012
National Ocean Council: Another Step Toward Ocean Stewardship In another important step toward implementing President Obama’s National Ocean Policy, the National Ocean Council has determined it will formally include Regional Fishery Management Councils in regionally based coastal and marine spatial planning. The participation of the councils will ensure their valuable expertise is part of the [...]
U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings: Ocean Policy Reaches Far Beyond the Sea – January 20, 2012
U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings: Ocean Policy Reaches Far Beyond the Sea If there’s one accomplishment President Obama can take credit for during his first term in office, it’s expanding the size and reach of the federal government. While this may be good for government bureaucrats, the policies and regulations imposed by the Obama Administration are [...]
The Hill (Energy & Environment Blog): Administration Unveils Sweeping Plan To Protect the Country’s Oceans – January 12, 2012
The Hill (Energy & Environment Blog): Administration Unveils Sweeping Plan To Protect the Country’s Oceans The Obama administration unveiled on Thursday a federal strategy for protecting the country’s oceans that calls for improving oil-spill response capabilities in the Arctic and managing the effects of climate change. The draft plan outlines a series of steps that [...]
U.S. House Committee: Obama Administration Moves Forward with Plan to Zone the Ocean – January 12, 2012
U.S. House Committee: Obama Administration Moves Forward with Plan to Zone the Ocean WASHINGTON, D.C., January 12, 2012 – Today President Obama’s National Ocean Council, created by an Executive Order in 2010, released a draft action plan to move forward with the Administration’s goal of imposing new mandatory “ocean zoning.” This initiative could place huge [...]
NOPC Submits Comments on the National Ocean Policy Draft Implementation Plan
February 27, 2012 • Categories: Comments, Media Coverage, NOPC in the News, News • by Editor
National Ocean Policy Coalition: Comments on the National Ocean Policy Draft Implementation Plan On February 27, 2012, the National Ocean Policy Coalition electronically submitted comments to the National Ocean Council on the National Ocean Policy Draft Implementation Plan…
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