GOP Gearing Up to Put ANWR in the Budget

[kerrygoddess]

GOP Gearing Up to Put ANWR in the Budget
1 March 2005

The GOP is gearing up to make drilling in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge part of the budget reconciliation process. Such a move would make it impossible for the Democrats to filibuster the issue as they have in the past. In 1995, a similar ANWR drilling provision was inserted into a budget measure but the bill was vetoed by President Clinton a strong opponent to drilling in the ANWR. We won’t get so lucky again, as this is a pet project of George W. Bush.

http://www.lightupthedarkness.org/blog/default.asp?view=plink&id=448

[ComerPerro]

1. Wonder who will get to cash in on that

[Rainscents]

2. Alaska voted for Bush... So, they're going to get what they want.

I am seriously concern over what this will do to our Mother Earth... More people will have ashma, lung problems due to pollutions going in the air and also the wild life will die off.
I am very sad and very angry that our government is destroying this once beautiful America.

[thefloyd]

3. Cons will not win the Social Security issue

so might as well try ANWR

[kerrygoddess]

4. ANWR: The Gloves Are Off - Editorial by John Kerry on ANWR!

ANWR: The Gloves Are Off

Last night I wrote about the GOPs’ plan to sneak drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge into the budget reconciliation in the coming weeks. Thanks to “Mass” for giving me the heads up on this wonderful editorial in Outside Magazine from John Kerry on ANWR. Kerry has been a longtime foe of drilling in ANWR and one of our country’s greatest environmental activists throughout his entire career.

The Gloves Are Off
An ANWR defeat would deal a major blow to the entire concept of wilderness protection. In this exclusive essay, Senator JOHN KERRY vows to take the fight to the GOP leadership.
By John Kerry

More - http://www.lightupthedarkness.org/blog/default.asp?view=plink&id=450

[karynnj]

5. Strong editorial

Kerry's really pushing political activism! The editorial is so beautifully written. Let's hope he can get the additional Senators he needs to fight it.

[flpoljunkie]

6. Click on the polar bear to take action to stop GOP sneak attack on ANWR!

Go to http://www.lcv.org and then click on the polar bear to send a message to Bush. The League of Conservation Voters broke with tradition and endorsed John Kerry for president in 2004.



Right now President Bush and his pro-drilling allies in Congress are plotting a sneak attack on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In the next two weeks, oil-friendly members of the House and Senate will try a sneaky backdoor trick to pass their unpopular proposal to drill for oil in the pristine Arctic Refuge by inserting it into the must-pass federal budget bill.

It's up to us to put a stop to this sneak attack by raising a ruckus.

[Dr Ron]

7. Two articles by Kerry on ANWR also at LUTD

Article from Outside Magazine at:
http://www.lightupthedarkness.org/blog/?view=plink&id=450

The comments section also has an articel cowritten by Kerry from Roll Call.