- Date
- 2001-05
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationgovernanceenvironmentcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 2001 Beacon reported Congressman Bart Stupak’s opposition to new oil and gas slant-drilling under the Great Lakes. It framed the debate around pollution and explosion risks, Michigan’s regulatory conflict of interest, and proposed federal legislation to prohibit drilling and protect Great Lakes water.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper policy report and editorially framed summary, not a complete legislative history or environmental-impact assessment.
Sources
- The report describes opposition to slant-drilling, Michigan’s moratorium debate, concerns about pollution and conflicts of interest, Stupak’s repeated bill to prohibit Great Lakes drilling, and opposition to exporting Great Lakes water. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2001-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Great Lakes policy report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2001-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Beacon reports Great Lakes slant-drilling opposition and federal legislation in 2001”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/great-lakes-slant-drilling-opposition-2001/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2001, “To Drill or Not to Drill? (for oil and gas under the Great Lakes, that is).” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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