September 1, 2006
KAKTOVIK, Alaska — Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne made his first visit to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Thursday and was greeted by local leaders concerned not about drilling in the refuge, but by plans for offshore oil development. Tribal leaders said offshore drilling in the Beaufort Sea would interfere with their whaling.
Kempthorne, on a three-day tour of Alaska’s North Slope, visited Kaktovik, the only village in the refuge.
The meetings were private, but several participants said the major subject of discussion was concern over possible oil drilling in the Beaufort Sea, where Shell Corp. has obtained a number of drilling leases from the Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service. Lon Sonsalla, mayor of the town of 260 residents, said that people are worried about Shell’s plans. read more
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