Adam Kolton’s Archive

New Wilderness Act Can Safeguard Arctic Habitat

 |  Dec 2, 2015

Today Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced legislation seeking to permanently protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain as Wilderness, the highest form of protection that … Read more

caribou on the Arctic Coastal Plain

Renewed Arctic Refuge Drilling Push By Alaska Governor

 |  Oct 15, 2015

NWF Seeks Permanent Protection for Imperiled Coastal Plain As we continue to celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week, the pristine wilderness of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (the subject of our newest … Read more

Scary Idea: BP Apologist Calling Shots on Energy & Climate

 |  Oct 16, 2010

Could infamous BP apologist Rep. Joe Barton become chair of the House Energy & Commerce Committee? Read more

Top Spy Says Why Arctic is not Worth the Try

 |  Sep 2, 2005

The hawkish former CIA Director James Woolsey may not fit the mold of your stereotypical environmentalist. But he’s come out against Arctic drilling, arguing as other national security advocates have, … Read more

Oily Math

 |  Aug 30, 2005

Drilling backers claim that deciding the fate of the Arctic Refuge as part of the massive federal budget bill is appropriate, in part, because leasing the area will generate new … Read more

Let’s Win This One for the Gipper

 |  Aug 28, 2005

I was heartened by a report in Wednesday’s Toronto Globe and Mail that Canada’s Prime Minister Paul Martin won’t sit idly by and wait for the U.S. Congress to pass … Read more

Camping with Congressman

 |  Aug 23, 2005

I’ve been fortunate enough to visit the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on several occasions, the first of which was a trip with several members of Congress in 1998. To their … Read more

Poor-k Excuse

 |  Aug 19, 2005

When you work “inside the beltway,” as I do, politicians and their staff members sometimes tell you things they wouldn’t dare say to their constituents or the media. Mainly I … Read more

Doesn’t Arctic Drilling Belong in the Energy Bill?

 |  Aug 1, 2005

Congress at long last cranked out an energy bill last month — one that took six years to make. But it leaves out way too much — such as measures … Read more