Eighty-one groups today submitted a letter to U.S. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers (KY) asking that language be included in all Fiscal Year 2013 appropriations bills that would prohibit the use of funds to implement the new National Ocean Policy. The request was made as part of an effort to achieve a pause in […]
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Earlier this month, the AFL-CIO’s Maritime Trades Department (MTD) passed a resolution in which MTD and its affiliates “pledge our full support for vigorous congressional oversight over implementation of the National Ocean Policy and efforts to limit its adverse effects.” The resolution adds that “[w]e also stand with our union Brothers and Sisters in other
Congressional Field Hearing Over National Ocean Policy Set for Anchorage, Alaska The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs has announced that a field hearing on “Alaska’s Sovereignty In Peril: The National Ocean Policy’s Goal to Federalize Alaska,” will take place in Anchorage Alaska at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April
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U.S. Senators Seek Series of National Ocean Policy Oversight Hearings In a March 20, 2012 letter sent to the Chairs of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Energy & Natural Resources, and Environment & Public Works Committees, U.S. Senators from Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming requested a series of oversight hearings
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U.S. House Committee Chair Reiterates Call for Extension of Comment Period WASHINGTON, D.C., March 20, 2012 – House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today sent a letter to the co-chairs of President Obama’s National Ocean Council to once again request that the public comment period on the draft National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan
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Governors Express Concerns About National Ocean Policy: Letter to President Obama In a letter sent to President Obama regarding the current state of domestic offshore energy development, the Outer Continental Shelf Governors Coalition–comprised of the Governors of Alabama, Alaska, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia–communicated its concerns about potential unintended consequences resulting from the
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Consumer Energy Alliance Call To Action Urges A Sensible National Ocean Policy Consumer Energy Alliance, a member of the National Ocean Policy Coalition, has issued a Call To Action providing an opportunity to urge the federal government to implement a sensible national ocean policy. The Call To Action is in response to the National Ocean
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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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Bloomberg BNA: White House Releases Oceans Plan To Streamline Coastal, Marine Permitting The White House released a draft implementation plan Jan. 12 that would establish nine regional committees by 2015 to develop plans for streamlining the permitting processes for use of marine and land areas along the nation’s oceans and Great Lakes. The plan contains
Proposals Could Create Uncertainty and Damage Economic Recovery WASHINGTON, DC – The National Ocean Council today released a 118-page draft action plan for implementation of the new National Ocean Policy. The National Ocean Policy Coalition (NOPC) is concerned that this proposal could create uncertainty and harm economic activity at a time when our economy is
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