Senate Votes to Sacrifice Arctic Refuge for Oil

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--- House Democratic Leader

<pelosi wrote:

> Wed, 16 Mar 2005 17:37:41 -0500 (EST)

> House Democratic Leader

> <pelosi

> iamdunroamin

> Senate Votes to Sacrifice Arctic Refuge for

> Oil

>

> Senate Votes to Sacrifice Arctic Refuge for Oil

>

> By a razor-thin margin, the U.S. Senate voted today

> to sacrifice the majestic Arctic National Wildlife

> Refuge for an insignificant amount of oil. Despite

> public opposition, the Administration and

> Republicans in Congress pushed a flawed energy plan

> that opens the Refuge to drilling - threatening the

> habitat of more than 200 species and doing little to

> encourage energy independence. Drilling in the

> Arctic is the wrong answer to the energy challenges

> that America faces.

>

> For all Americans who love the wilderness and

> treasure our natural resources, this is a sad day.

> But the fight is not over. Democrats are committed

> to protecting America's most pristine national

> wildlife refuge and promoting an environmentally

> sound energy policy that invests in renewable energy

> sources such as solar and wind power. Working

> together, we can leave the next generation of

> Americans with a responsible energy plan that

> decreases our dependence on foreign oil and protects

> our nation's wild lands and creatures.

>

> Read Leader Pelosi's statement.

>

http://democraticleader.ctsg.com/ctt.asp?u=3812155 & l=83309

>

> Learn more about the Democrats are doing to protect

> our environment.

>

http://democraticleader.ctsg.com/ctt.asp?u=3812155 & l=83310

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