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Congress Moves to 'drill, baby, drill' in Alaska's ANWR. Here's What You Should Know

posted by mrpg on Monday November 27 2017, @08:39AM   Printer-friendly
from the oil-money dept.

An Anonymous Coward informs us of a link:

USA Today

For decades, proponents of oil and gas drilling have viewed Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as an area rich with natural resources that could help fuel the United States' drive for energy independence.

Now, Congress may be on the verge of finally handing them permission to deliver on an old Republican mantra: Drill, baby, drill.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 13-10 last week to approve a bill that would allow oil and gas exploration in the refuge's 1.5-million-acre coastal plain. The measure will be added to the Senate's tax-reform package that is expected to be put to a vote before the end of the year.

And:

Alaska drilling tucked into tax bill:

The multi-decade fight over allowing drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) could quickly be resolved if the GOP-controlled Congress approves the massive tax overhaul package. The bill includes language that opens up ANWR for drilling, and it will be taken up by the Senate this week, although the vote could be delayed if the Senate struggles to put together enough votes. The outcome of the legislation is unclear.

Also at Quad-Cities Online (opinion) and Alaska Public Radio

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Sulla on Monday November 27 2017, @03:40PM

    by Sulla (5173) on Monday November 27 2017, @03:40PM (#602074) Journal

    Going to agree with you on this. I was reading about the Keystone pipelines after that spill news came out and was wondering why they suck so bad compared to the Alaska pipeline. In Alaska conaco-phillips has a bounty it puts on finding leaks or possible leakes, when a company rewards proactiveness rather than punishing compliance you will get better end results.

    Another recent example of AK as a state doing the right thing was with a Shell offshore drilling platform a couple years back. As shell was towing the rig into place it fell over, rather than contact AK coast guard for assistance they drug it back to washington and fixed it there hoping AK wouldn't find out. The state found out and pulled shell's leases.

    My guess as to why this is happening now is that Lisa wants it in exchange for supporting the tax plan.

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