The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently announced it will not open up the Teshekpuk Lake region to the oil industry - at least, not for another ten years. This decision comes after 2 years of campaigning, during which more than 150,000 people came forward to demand the important ecoysystem remain free from oil exploitation
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US Defers Leasing Teshekpuk Lake to Oil Companies
(via intercontinentalcry.org)
Submitted by Ahni on Mon, 2008-06-09 17:21. | Tags: business | nature | politics | Alaska | biodiversity | bioreserve | campaign | oil