House Panel to Vote on Alaska Refuge Drilling

[Judi Lynn]

House Panel to Vote on Alaska Refuge Drilling
Mon Jan 31, 2005 1:29 PM ET

By Tom Doggett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A House committee is expected to vote next week to revive a broad energy bill that would allow oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), a key part of the Bush administration's national energy plan that faces opposition in the Senate.

In addition to opening ANWR, the House Resources Committee also is expected to vote to speed up government approval of drilling permits for U.S. areas already open to energy exploration, cut federal royalties on low-volume oil and natural gas wells, and promote development of geothermal energy on public lands, the panel's spokesman said on Monday.

The committee will meet on Feb. 9 to consider the portions of a broad energy bill similar to one passed last year.

Other House committees, including Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Science, must vote on energy issues under their jurisdictions before all are rolled into a single broad bill.
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[Erika]

1. President Eisenhower protected this land

so in it's beauty and natural habitat, would never be developed by man. I'm sure he's turning over in his grave as is Teddy Roosevelt who also tried to protect special parcels from corporate greed.

[bobweaver]

2. Jimmy Carter is also 100% against drilling in the ANWR.

[dusty64]

3. Here we go

again!!!!!!!!!!!!