[Ost-news] Alaska offshore drilling delayed further

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Alaska offshore drilling delayed further  
Shell blocked from area off Prudhoe Bay due to lawsuit by natives,  
activists

The Associated Press  
Updated: 7:59 a.m. HT Aug 16, 2007

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that  
Royal Dutch Shell PLC must further postpone plans for exploratory oil  
drilling off the northern coast of Alaska.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also indicated that  
environmental and Alaska Native groups have a good chance of  
prevailing in their effort to keep the energy giant out of the

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    [1]: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20297414/ (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20297414/)
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