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Secretary Kempthorne said fiscal year 2008 revenues from onshore and offshore energy production on federal and American Indian lands generated $23.4 billion for state, American Indian and federal accounts, a record disbursement for the Department of the Interior. Hi-Res
Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced that Interior’s Minerals Management Service had distributed a record $23.4 billion to state, American Indian and federal accounts from onshore and offshore energy production during Fiscal Year 2008. The record disbursements from royalties, rents, and bonuses shattered the 2007 total of $11.6 billion, far surpassing the previous record of $12.8 billion disbursed in FY 2006. “These funds provide a critical source of revenues that are so important to today’s federal and state budgets as well as to American Indian communities across the country,” Kempthorne said. “Particularly in today’s economic environment, these revenues represent an increasingly important source of funding for many federal, state and tribal budgets,” Kempthorne noted, adding that funds disbursed to individual states and tribes support a range of projects from infrastructure improvements and capital works to funding for education. more more
Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne joined California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, U.S. Geological Survey Director Mark Myers and more than 5 million Californians in The Great Southern California Shakeout, the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history. Hi-Res
Calling it one of the most impressive and effective earthquake preparedness exercises in U.S. history, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne joined California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, U.S. Geological Survey Director Mark Myers and more than 5 million Californians in the The Great Southern California Shakeout earthquake drill on Nov. 13, 2008."Scientists would tell you it is not a question of 'if', it is a question of 'when' a major earthquake will hit this area," Kempthorne said at the Holy Cross Triage Center in Mission Hills. When the fictional 'earthquake' started at 10 a.m., the Secretary was in a classroom with students at Stevenson Elementary School in Burbank. He participated in the “Drop, Cover, and Hold On,” evacuation and triage. The USGS led a multi-disciplinary team of more than 300 experts from academia and industry, public and private sectors to develop the ShakeOut Scenario for a mock magnitude 7.8 earthquake striking the Southern San Andreas Fault and communicate it to emergency managers and the public. more more
Oil shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock containing organic matter from which oil may be produced. Hi-Res
As part of its ongoing effort to increase and diversify America's energy supply, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management published final regulations on Nov. 17, 2008 to establish a commercial oil shale program that could result in the addition of up to 800 billion barrels of recoverable oil from lands in the Western United States. In keeping with the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, the BLM final regulations provide the critical “rules of the road” on which private investors will rely in determining whether to make future financial commitments to prospective oil shale projects. The regulations provide for a thoughtful, phased approach to oil shale development on public lands in the West. more more Listen to Podcast.
Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Reclamation
The Water for America Challenge Grant Program offers FY 09 grants for system optimization reviews that analyze system-wide efficiency with a view to improve the operations of water delivery systems, water districts, or water basins. more more
National Park Service National Park Service
A much-needed makeover of Yosemite's historic Tunnel View Overlook is the first completed project of the National Park Service Centennial Initiative. more more
Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Land Management
A plan to make more than 190 million acres of federal land in 12 western states available for development of geothermal energy resources could could increase electric generation capacity from geothermal resources tenfold. more more
U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Geological Survey
USGS research has found genetic evidence for the movement of Asian forms of avian influenza to Alaska by northern pintail ducks, suggesting wild migratory birds may be more important carriers of avian influenza viruses from continent to continent than previously thought. more more
Minerals Management Service Minerals Management Service
The sale of 76 billion cubic feet of natural gas could generate $384 million in gross revenues to be shared between U.S. and Wyoming. more more
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Applying a newly developed, ecosystem-based approach to species conservation, the Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to add 48 species found only on the island of Kauai to the federal endangered species list and designate critical habitat. more more
Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs Director Jerold L. "Jerry" Gidner announced that he has named Michael S. Black as Regional Director of the BIA's Great Plains Regional Office in Aberdeen, S.D. more more PDF Format
Office of Surface Mining Office of Surface Mining
Nearly 15,000 scientists, researchers, business leaders and government officials gathered for an international geographic information systems conference watched as OSM was recognized for its vision and leadership in using technology to make the Nation's coal mines safer for the public and to protect the environment. more more
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FY 2008 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT
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Readers of People, Land & Water, the U.S. Department of the Interior's news magazine, will now be able to access the publication on the Web. more more
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