WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2011. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the Proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017, opening up the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas in Alaska to dangerous and dirty offshore oil and gas drilling. It schedules 15 potential lease sales for the five year period – 12 in the Gulf of Mexico and three off the coast of Alaska.
In response, Athan Manuel, Sierra Club Director…
