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 Stories About: Arctic Refuge AND energy AND legislation AND Muckraker AND oil and gas drilling AND politics
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Raiders of the Lost Arctic
Oil drills getting closer than ever to the Arctic Refuge |
Amanda Griscom Little |
20 Oct 2005 |
Muckraker |
| The future of the Arctic Refuge? "The threat to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has never been greater than it is today," according to Brian Moore, legislative director for the Alaska Wilderness League. And, though the battle over the refuge has a Groundhog Day quality to it -- haven't we heard this same alarm sounding before? -- this time advocates on both sides ... |
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| Topics: Arctic Refuge, Congress, energy, legislation, Muckraker, oil and gas drilling, politics (all these topics) |
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Frankenbill
The energy bill is alive -- alive! -- and that could be bad news for ANWR |
Amanda Griscom Little |
09 Nov 2004 |
Muckraker |
| A day after winning the presidential election last week, George W. Bush made this now-legendary -- and, to some, menacing -- statement: "I earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and now I intend to spend it." Without dwelling on the notion that conservatives are supposed to protect and grow capital, not fritter it away, environmentalists are wondering j ... |
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| Topics: Arctic Refuge, energy, legislation, Muckraker, oil and gas drilling, politics (all these topics) |
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Parody on Parade
An improbable plan would use Arctic Refuge drilling proceeds to fund transportation projects |
Amanda Griscom |
11 Feb 2004 |
Muckraker |
| Beltway insiders waited with bated breath yesterday to see if Sen. Peter Domenici (R-N.M.) would succeed in tacking his stalled-out energy bill onto the huge highway transportation bill now wending its way through Congress. The consensus from his Senate Republican colleagues? No deal. In need of refuge. Photo: FWS. But another cockamamie plan that would min ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, Arctic Refuge, energy, legislation, Muckraker, oil and gas drilling, politics (all these topics) |
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