Media Coverage

Office of Governor Sean Parnell:  State Fights Federal Actions Threatening Jobs August 5, 2010, Anchorage, Alaska – The State of Alaska is taking steps to fight two recent federal government actions that threaten Alaska fisheries and jobs…

Associated Press:   Obama launches policy to protect oceans WASHINGTON—The Obama administration on Monday announced a new national policy for strengthening the way the U.S. manages its oceans and coasts, and the Great Lakes…

WASHINGTON, DC – Obama Administration officials today released the Final Recommendations of the Ocean Policy Task Force, which would establish a National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Coasts, and Great Lakes (National Policy) and create a National Ocean Council (NOC) to strengthen ocean governance and coordination.  The Final Recommendations prioritize actions for the

The White House issued an Executive Order on July 19, 2010, regarding stewardship of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes. PDF version.

NOLA.com: Obama launches policy to protect nation’s oceans With the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster serving as a reminder of the fragility of the world’s oceans, the Obama administration on Monday announced a new, comprehensive national policy for managing the nation’s oceans, the Great Lakes and their coasts …

Los Angeles Times: Obama to launch ocean initiative Reporting from Washington — President Obama on Monday is set to create a national stewardship policy for America’s oceans and Great Lakes, including a type of zoning that could dramatically rebalance the way government regulates offshore drilling, fishing and other marine activities …

April 14, 2010 Homer Tribune: Fish are Easy on the Stomach Alaska fish can now claim another “best” on the health front. It is the easiest protein on your tummy. That is the conclusion of the first comparative study ever done on digestibility of America’s most popular proteins …

April 5, 2010 SlowTwitch.com: Famous on Accident Phil Morlock might be the most important guy in the bike industry you’ve never heard of. He’s Director of Environment Affairs for Shimano. He’s a bike lobbyist…

April 5, 2010 The Seminal: Offshore Oil Drilling: Politics Trumps Science President Obama is a vast improvement over former President Bush in every respect. Remember when we all decried the politicization of then-President Bush’s science-related decisions, and worked for a candidate who vowed to listen to science …

April 5, 2010 Washington Times: Empty Rhetoric, Empty Gas Tanks: Obama’s Energy Policy is Just for Show After President Obama’s Andrews Air Force Base “energy policy” statement Wednesday, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said that last year he received more than a half-million citizen comments on lease sales …