Effects of seismic lines on the abundance of breeding Birds in the Kendall Island Bird Sanctuary, Northwest Territories, Canada.
ABSTRACT. Current plans to increase oil and gas exploration and extraction in the Canadian Arctic include development in the Kendall Island Bird Sanctuary, Northwest Territories. Various studies have shown impacts of seismic lines on vegetation, but the effects on bird abundance in the Arctic are poorly known. We evaluated...

Economic impacts of proposed changes in management of the Little Missouri National Grasslands in North Dakota. (Symposium).
Abstract More than 1.1 million acres of National Grasslands, administered by the U.S. Forest Service, are located in North Dakota. Recently proposed changes in the management of these lands would reduce livestock grazing, restrict petroleum exploration and extraction, and constrain recreational access. This paper describes the methods...

Oil and water: the Arctic seas face irreversible damage.
In the far reaches of Alaska and Canada, past seemingly endless lichen-covered tundra and pebble-strewn shores, the North American continent dips into one of the world's most extraordinary environments: the Arctic Ocean. Here, untamed seas and a horizon of ice form an irreplaceable and rich seascape at the top...

Strict monitoring sought for Tanon oil exploration.
Byline: MARS W. MOSQUEDA JR. CEBU CITY -- The Cebu Provincial Board has called on the Department of Energy (DoE) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to strictly monitor the oil exploration in Tanon Strait to ensure that marine lives are protected. ...

Oil drilling on Tanon Strait set.
Byline: MARS W. MOSQUEDA JR. CEBU CITY - With all the necessary requirements completed, the oil exploration on Tanon Straits off the sea waters of Pinamungahan and Aloguinsan towns is set to kick off on the second week of November, the Department of Energy (DoE) said. ...

Mayors support oil drilling on Tanon Strait, but worried about fishermen.
Byline: Mars W. Mosqueda Jr. ALOGUINSAN, Cebu -- Mayors of towns affected by the scheduled oil exploration on Tanon Straits next week said they are in full support of the project. But they are also seeking the assurance of the Department of Energy and its...

COMMERCIALISING SPACE IMAGERY
The National Remote Sensing Centre was established at Farnborough by the UK Department of Trade and Industry in 1980, initially as a government 'Centre of Excellence' in Earth observation, and also to serve as one of four imagery reception and processing centres for ERS-1 radar satellite data. In 1991,...

U.S. Environmental Policy: Where is it Headed?
So far, the Bush administration has begun to redirect policies on international family planning, climate stabilization, renewable energy R&D, wilderness protection, endangered species protection, air and water quality standards, nuclear waste clean-up, environmental law enforcement, mining regulations, worker injury compensation, community right-to-know initiatives, drinking water standards, and food safety...

Lubicon Crees under siege--again.
After years of quiet, diligent work at the negotiating table, the leaders of the Lubicon Cree Nation and their supporters are starting to make some noise--again. The years of silence was a condition of federal negotiators who would only participate in self-government and land compensation talks if...

Drilling the West.
Byline: The Register-Guard During a recent interview with The Register-Guard's editorial board, Interior Secretary Gale Norton recited one of her favorite mantras - that the Bush administration has done an exemplary job of balancing the need for energy production with those of recreation, conservation and wildlife protection...