Republicans and oil
by John at 2/25/2005 12:09:00 PM
There are other things on many people's minds now (Oscars®, anyone?), but over that last few days I've been reading a little more about oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Frantz Luntz wants us to call it "exploring for energy in ANWR").
While both Bush's proposed budget and a likely new energy bill both call for drilling in the Wildlife Refuge, oil companies are having second thoughts about the worth of the project.
And here are some photographs by Subhankar Banerjee of the Wildlife Refuge, taken over a period of two years. Sec. of the Interior Gale Norton called the place a "flat, white nothingness." What do you think?
Update: Here's a little more info from salon.com: 1) Republicans will try to sneak a provision for drilling in Arctic Refuge into the budget, 2) Alaska Gov. Murkowski couldn't sell leases for drilling 3 miles offshore of the refuge, and 3) ConocoPhillips and BP have pulled out of the pro-development coalition.
While both Bush's proposed budget and a likely new energy bill both call for drilling in the Wildlife Refuge, oil companies are having second thoughts about the worth of the project.
And here are some photographs by Subhankar Banerjee of the Wildlife Refuge, taken over a period of two years. Sec. of the Interior Gale Norton called the place a "flat, white nothingness." What do you think?
Update: Here's a little more info from salon.com: 1) Republicans will try to sneak a provision for drilling in Arctic Refuge into the budget, 2) Alaska Gov. Murkowski couldn't sell leases for drilling 3 miles offshore of the refuge, and 3) ConocoPhillips and BP have pulled out of the pro-development coalition.
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