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[at-l] Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge



Jan Leitschuh wrote:
> 
> FYI only.
> I know a number of you have been following this:
> 
> 
> GOP to Strike Arctic Drilling From House Bill
> 
> By Jonathan Weisman
> Washington Post Staff Writer
> Thursday, November 10, 2005; Page A04
> 
> House GOP leaders agreed last night to strip plans to permit oil 
> drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and in the offshore 
> continental shelf from a $54 billion budget-cutting measure, probably 
> securing the votes to pass the bill 
> today.http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/09/AR2005110901930.html 

It's still in the Senate budget bill... 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9984545/
"Still, the Senate has included ANWR drilling in its budget bill and GOP 
leaders will push hard for any final House-Senate budget bill to include 
it."

And then there's this...

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/11/10/051110150119.4418n1qz.html


Steve - "Nothing is so bad that it can't get worse"