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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
(Score: 3, Insightful) by DannyB on Monday November 27 2017, @10:19PM
I can only hope that your own land, your home, your community might be threatened by corporations exploiting the adjacent land for greed, and that your own quote resonates in your brain. Yeah, why don't you just buy all the adjacent land to prevent it from becoming oil sludge. Or radioactive sludge. Or something.
Similarly with the atmosphere. Buy it all up and don't let polluters pollute it.
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