Trans-Alaska Pipeline

Last Friday, Alaska Governor Sean Parnell reacted to the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s rejection of the state’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) exploration plan. Parnell has been pushing to open up a section of ANWR to exploration, and submitted a proposal earlier this year to the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 3-D seismic testing.

“Obtaining accurate and complete scientific information from ANWR is a top priority for Alaska and a necessity for our country,” Parnell said.

“It is unfortunate that the USFWS failed to consider all of the technological advancements and new information detailed in the State’s plan,” he said. “Instead of doing any new work or review, they relied exclusively on a political memo prepared more than ten years ago.”

Alaska will request that the proposal be reconsidered.