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NEWS ABOUT: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge stories: 6 news summaries

 Feds Pitch 
 Polar Bear 
 Habitat 

Critics complain move doesn't address main threats

Oct 23, 09 1:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - The federal government has proposed designating 200,000 square miles of land, sea, and ice in northern Alaska as a critical habitat for polar bears. The move is "one step in the right direction to help this species stave off extinction," said an Interior Department official. He acknowledged,... More »

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endangered species • Alaska • global warming • Department of the Interior • wildlife • polar bear • habitat • Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

 GOP Leaves
 Alaska Drilling
 Off Platform

Policy committee shelves difference with McCain—for now, at least

Aug 27, 08 1:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - The committee assembling the Republican Party’s election platform has officially taken drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge off the table, in an effort to help John McCain’s presidential campaign, the AP reports. McCain doesn’t support tapping the protected lands, and committee members say they’d rather... More »

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John McCain • environment • oil drilling • Arctic National Wildlife Refuge • energy policy • Republican platform

Opinion

 Save the Earth: Drill in the US 

Letting other countries produce oil cures nothing: Krauthammer

Aug 1, 08 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Asked why she so vehemently opposes offshore drilling, Nancy Pelosi recently replied, “I’m trying to save the planet.” Which is a nice thought, Charles Krauthammer writes in the Washington Post, but it’s completely illogical. We’re not saving the planet by leaving the drilling to... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • ethanol • oil exploration • Arctic oil • oil drilling • environmental impact • Arctic National Wildlife Refuge • offshore oil

Bush to Congress:
Lift Offshore Drilling Ban

Also, open Alaska refuge to oil companies

Jun 18, 08 11:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bush formally asked Congress today to allow drilling for oil in the deep water off America's coasts, as well as repeating his demand that Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge be opened for drilling, CNN reports. "In the short run, the American economy will continue to rely largely on oil,... More »

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oil • Arctic oil • George W. Bush • Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Bush to Push Congress
for Offshore Drilling

Like McCain, he says it's time to end the ban

Jun 17, 08 10:07 PM CDT
(AP) - President Bush plans to make a renewed push tomorrow to get Congress to end a long-standing ban on offshore oil and gas drilling. Democrats have opposed the move for years, but rising gas prices are ratcheting up pressure to find domestic solutions. "The president believes Congress shouldn't waste any... More »

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energy • oil drilling • McCain 2008 • George W. Bush • Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

GOP Blocks Profit Tax on
Oil Companies

Senators favor new US drilling over Dems' plan for 'energy relief'

Jun 10, 08 1:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Senate Republicans today fended off a Democrat-sponsored bill that would have heaped a 25% tax on the five biggest US oil companies and rolled back other tax breaks for the industry, the Houston Chronicle reports. President Bush had threatened to veto the measure, hailed by Dems as "energy price... More »

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energy • oil • Democrats • Republican • Senate • GOP • Arctic National Wildlife Refuge • oil tax

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