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If At First You Don't Succeed ... Keep Not Succeeding
House passes legislation to drill in Arctic Refuge ... again |
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26 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| If At First You Don't Succeed ... Keep Not Succeeding House passes legislation to drill in Arctic Refuge ... again Here we go again: for the 947th time, the House has passed legislation that would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling. Less than six months before congressional elections, House Republicans are desperate to show they're doing something about high gas prices. Of course, that somethi ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, mining and drilling, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Haul Out the Folly
White House makes last-ditch effort to open Arctic Refuge to drilling |
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13 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Haul Out the Folly White House makes last-ditch effort to open Arctic Refuge to drilling The Bush administration is mounting a last-ditch effort to persuade Congress to approve drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge before lawmakers break for the holidays. Interior Secretary Gale Norton and Labor Secretary Elaine Chao are out furiously shopping talking points: It would supply New Hampshire's oil needs ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, mining and drilling, news, politics (all these topics) |
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The Rend Is Near
Senate votes to keep Arctic Refuge drilling in budget bill |
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03 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Rend Is Near Senate votes to keep Arctic Refuge drilling in budget bill The campaign to keep oil drills out of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has just been dealt what could be a fatal blow. Yesterday, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) introduced an amendment to drop refuge-drilling language from a filibuster-proof federal budget bill; today, the Senate voted down that amendment, 48 to 51. "This is too ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, mining and drilling, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Just Another Woeful Wednesday
Congressional committees approve a pile o' drilling and mining |
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27 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Just Another Woeful Wednesday Congressional committees approve a pile o' drilling and mining Congress worked hard on Wednesday to ensure America a clean, secure energy future. Ah, we kid! Actually, the House Resources Committee approved a measure that would weaken the federal ban on new offshore gas and oil drilling. And both House and Senate resource committees approved provisions that would open the Arctic Na ... |
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The Drill of the Chase
Offshore and Arctic Refuge drilling out of House bill -- for now |
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04 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Drill of the Chase Offshore and Arctic Refuge drilling out of House bill -- for now House Republican efforts to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and U.S. coastal waters to oil drilling are dead for now, but are likely to return, zombie-like, from the grave. Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.) had offered legislation, intended as part of a larger House energy package, that would have allowed indiv ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, mining and drilling, news, oceans, politics (all these topics) |
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Dopey's Choice
Pombo proposes selling off parks to make point about Arctic Refuge |
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26 Sep 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Dopey's Choice Pombo proposes selling off parks to make point about Arctic Refuge A draft bill being circulated by Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.), chair of the House Resources Committee, advocates selling 15 national preserves, historic sites, and monuments to help shrink the federal budget deficit. The proposal also recommends selling ads on National Park Service brochur ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, mining and drilling, National Park Service, national parks, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Balked Alaska
House GOPers oppose legislative maneuver to open Arctic Refuge |
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12 Aug 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Balked Alaska House GOPers oppose legislative maneuver to open Arctic Refuge Two dozen House Republicans have publicly criticized the GOP leadership's plan to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling by attaching language to a filibuster-proof budget measure. In a letter to Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) and other House leaders, the rebel GOPers -- including three committee chairs -- wrote that the ... |
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Bummer
Senate votes in favor of drilling in Arctic Refuge |
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16 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Bummer Senate votes in favor of drilling in Arctic Refuge Oil companies are closing in on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In a crushing blow to those who have long fought to preserve the unspoiled Alaskan wildland, the Senate this afternoon voted 51-49 against an amendment by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) that would have stripped from a budget bill a provision clearing the way for oil and gas drilling in t ... |
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The Idiotarod
Republicans are after the Arctic Refuge again |
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10 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Idiotarod Republicans are after the Arctic Refuge again Undeterred by consistent public opposition and bipartisan objections, a number of Republicans are once again attempting to get oil drillers into the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Senate Budget Committee Chair Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) slipped ANWR into a budget resolution yesterday, which unlike standard legislation cannot be defeated by a filibuster. O ... |
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