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tapeblockquoteShell Alaska has dropped plans to drill in the Arctic
waters of the Beaufort Sea this year and will concentrate on
obtaining permits for the 2012 season, company Vice President Pete
Slaiby said Thursday.The recent remand of air permits issued by the
Environmental Protection Agency was the final driver behind the
decision, Slaiby said at a news conference.Alaska receives upward
of 90 percent of its general fund revenue from the petroleum
industry, and top state officials reacted strongly to the decision.
U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, DAlaska, blamed the Obama administration and
the EPA.Their foot dragging means the loss of another exploration
season in Alaska, the loss of nearly 800 direct jobs and many more
indirect jobs, Begich said. That doesnt count the millions of
dollars in contracting that wont happen either at a time when our
economy needs the investment.The EPA issued Shell an air permit,
but the agencys review board granted an appeal because of limited
agency analysis regarding the effect of emissions from drilling
ships and support vessels.blockquoteWeasel Zippers quips a
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