Newly sworn-in Alaska Sen. Mark Begich (D) on Friday kicked off the 111th Congress by attacking Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) for reintroducing a bill to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Begich has been bullish on opening the reserve for drilling. In a press release he accused Lieberman of “knee-jerk reaction” to please greens:
“Sen. Lieberman’s ANWR legislation is another misguided attempt at locking up ANWR to appease environmentalists across the country,” he said. “What this country needs is a comprehensive energy plan dealing with oil and gas development, as well as renewable energy resources, to ease our dependence on foreign oil. Domestic production including the enormous oil and gas reserves believed to lie beneath the Arctic Refuge must be a part of that policy.”
Hmmm, sound like anyone else we know from Alaska?
Most importantly, this is further proof that an increased Democratic majority in the Senate doesn’t mean it will be all rainbows and sunshine when it comes to environmental policy. Major differences exist within the caucus and are already flaring up.
(Via Politico.)
Mark Warner (D-Va.)
While scientists fight over BPA studies, Congress could just act
Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)
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Tasermons Partner Posted 12:34 pm
12 Jan 2009
Notice how he offers no such plan...just the "drill in ANWR" portion of it.
Hopefully, with majority of Congress in (non-Alaskan) Democratic control, any attempt to drill ANWR will be repulsed.
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Wolverine Posted 5:10 pm
12 Jan 2009
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GlobalWarmingInc Posted 6:46 am
14 Jan 2009
Have you even seen ANWR? It's a big huge swampy area. If you want to protect it so much, why don't you live there and see how "beautiful" it is.
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