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On Wednesday, while a mob of domestic terrorists stormed the U.S. Capitol, something else undemocratic was going on: the Trump administration was holding the first-ever sale for oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). And, like the attempted coup, it was a complete failure—one that’s likely to lead to permanent protections for the country’s last unspoiled wilderness.  “Today’s sale reflects the brutal economic realities the oil and gas industry continues to face a...

US holds first oil lease sale for Alaskas Arctic refuge Becky Bohrer Updated:  Tags:  Full Screen1 / 2 FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, caribou from the Porcupine caribou herd migrate onto the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. The U.S. government held its first-ever oil and gas lease sale Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 for Alaskas Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, an event critics labeled as a bust with major oi...

JUNEAU — The U.S. government held its first-ever oil and gas lease sale Wednesday for Alaskas Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, an event critics labeled as a bust with major oil companies staying on the sidelines and a state corporation emerging as the main bidder. The sale, held as scheduled after a judge Tuesday rejected requests by Indigenous and conservation groups to halt the event, garnered bids on half the 22 tracts that were listed as available in the refuges coastal plain. The U.S....

A state corporation, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, was the main bidder on the leases. Its executive director, Alan Weitzner, in a statement, said in acquiring nine tracts, "Alaska preserves the right to responsibly develop its natural resources."

The U.S. government held its first-ever oil and gas lease sale Wednesday for Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, an event critics labeled as a bust with major oil companies staying on the sidelines and a state corporation emerging as the main bidder.

Jan 7, 2021 JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. government held its first-ever oil and gas lease sale Wednesday for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, an event critics labeled as a bust with major oil companies staying on the sidelines and a state corporation emerging as the main bidder. The sale, held as scheduled after a judge Tuesday rejected requests by Indigenous and conservation groups to halt the event, garnered bids on half the 22 tracts that were listed as available in the refuge...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn US holds first oil lease sale for Alaskas Arctic refuge The U.S. government has held its first-ever oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, an event critics labeled as a bust with major oil companies staying on the sidelines and a state corporation the main bidder By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press January 6, 2021, 10:37 PM • 4 min read Catch up on the developing stories makin...

A state corporation has been given approval by its board to bid for acreage in a planned Jan. 6 federal lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Alaska Industrial Development Authority, or AIDEA the state’s development finance corporation, was given authorization to place up to $20 million in bids for the acreage. Former Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski thinks the idea is good because the state is in a unique situation of getting half its money spent on bids returned by the federa...

Print article Alaska’s state-owned economic development corporation on Wednesday agreed to spend up to $20 million to buy leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain in an effort to support future oil exploration and drilling there. The seven-member board of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority unanimously granted the corporation’s director permission to bid following 90 minutes of public comments, a two-hour private meeting and a final 30-minute publ...

The agency refused to tell the public the nature of the confidential matter. Had the agency wanted to fill in the public about its secret plans, the meeting announcement would have mentioned the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. But it didn’t. AIDEA now wants Alaskans to believe that it was not trying to hide its plan to spend up to $20 million bidding on federal oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge before the end of the month. Alan Weitzner, executive director of AIDEA, tells ...