Mar 20 2006

Senate Approves Arctic Drilling

Feature Stories | Published 20 Mar 2006, 9:39 am | 1 Comment -

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ANWRGUEST: Karen Wayland, Legislative Director with the Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC)

As part of the 2007 federal budget, the US Senate just voted 51-49 to allow oil drilling in Alaska’s Artic National Wildlife Refuge. By attaching the drilling measure to the budget resolution, Senate leaders hope to avoid a filibuster. However, such a political tactic has been tried before. An artic drilling provision was forced out of a 2006 budget-cutting measure. As the 2007 budget resolution moves to the house, it may suffer the same fate as many house members face re-election.

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  1. # Julianne Petteyon 08 Nov 2006 at 8:32 am

    America is too dependant on importing oil from foreign countries. Opening ANWR will grant the US the ability to produce energy domestically while creating many jobs and other benefits nationwide.

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