Senate Republicans just sent a message about oil drilling in Arctic wildlife refuge
Forces in Congress are moving to open the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, bypassing debate by including the controversial move in the upcoming appropriations bill.
Alaska’s coastal plain, 1.5 million acres of protected land known as Area 1002, is the primary breeding ground for a unique herd of 195,000 porcupine caribou — which are, in turn, a staple for the indigenous Gwitchin tribe, who say their way of life would be irreparably changed if oil and gas interests are able to open the area to development.
The House had already taken steps towards including oil and gas revenue from the refuge in its proposed budget. On Friday the Senate released its own version of a 2018 appropriations bill, which asks the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee — chaired by Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R), a drilling supporter — to come up with $1 billion in new revenue. Murkowski and fellow Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, have both voiced support for using the budget process to open up the refuge.
https://thinkprogress.org/senate-budget-arctic-refuge-drilling-8d2caffff366/
These two dumb shits haven't figured out that when human beings go to Alaska as TOURISTS" they don't want to see oil rigs on national parks or reserves during the migrations and other animals.................
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