Tag search result for: U.S. Department of the Interior

Talking about offshore energy

bkrueger — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:08:53 -0400

Half a million people want a say in how or whether the Obama administration develops energy from the Outer Continental Shelf along the nation’s coastlines.

The Department of Interior’s Minerals Management Service announced today that 530,000 people have responded in the public comment period about the issue, reports Barb Barrett.

Stimulus spending favors rural counties

bniolet — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:29:28 -0400

North Carolina's stimulus checkbook shows that rural counties have benefited more than urban counties on a per-person basis, with Wake and other populous counties getting less than an average share.

Federal funds allocated through June 30 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act add up to $328 for every state resident, Bruce Siceloff and Steve Harrison report. The per-person share falls to $284 in Wake County and $252 in Durham County.

Rules could mean wind farms off N.C.

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:28:37 -0400

The federal government has cleared the way for wind farms off North Carolina's coast.

Regulations published Wednesday afternoon in the Federal Register and touted by President Obama at an Earth Day speech lay out the rules for leasin, siting, permitting and building wind turbines and other forms of renewable energy.

Shuler sought $82m in earmarks

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:46:11 -0400

U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler is seeking $81.5 million in earmarks.

Group: Bring Chambers back

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:58:48 -0500

An environmental and government watchdog advocacy group wants President-elect Barack Obama to bring back Teresa Chambers, the former Durham police chief who later tangled with the Department of Interior as its U.S. Parks police chief.

Oil drilling could start off Virginia

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:43:49 -0500

The federal government made its first move Thursday toward drilling off Virginia.

The U.S. Department of the Interior issued a call for public comments as it begins considering the environmental effects of offshore drilling.

That would be the first step toward opening 2.9 million acres of waters to leasing in 2011.

No cost yet for '05 royalty relief

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:28:35 -0400

A royalty relief provision from 2005 has not cost the federal government anything so far.

A recent TV ad attacked U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole for voting for the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which included a provision to allow oil companies to avoid paying royalties for deep-water drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

What is the Manteo Project?

ryanteaguebeckwith — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:25:27 -0400

More angling for votes

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:30:00 -0400

A Congressman is also angling for the sportsman vote.

In a guest column in The Leland Tribune, U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre notes that October is the start of hunting and fishing season.