Guest guest Posted February 14, 2003 Report Share Posted February 14, 2003 Alaska's politicians attach pro-industry riders to national budget - By now, most Americans have learned that Alaska's representatives are once again pushing for oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but other threats may be slipping by unnoticed. This recent drilling push as well as several other pro-industry attempts are working their way through the back doors of American government. http://www.enn.com/news/2003-02-14/s_2614.asp Playing a numbers game: News media come up short in ANWR reporting - For nearly a decade, proposals to drill for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge have been at the heart of a national political debate that touches on a wide range of potent issues: the moral and military implications of America's dependence on foreign energy supplies, the proper balance between stewardship and exploitation of natural resources, the long-term ramifications of the nation's fossil-fuel appetite. http://www.enn.com/news/2003-02-14/s_2605.asp Low rates, needed repairs lure 'Big Water' to Uncle Sam's plumbing - It was as if someone tugged at a thread that long weekend in November, split the nation's seam, and exposed a nasty wound in its guts. http://www.enn.com/news/2003-02-14/s_2665.asp Republican Congress tilts environmental policy toward development - Congress cleared the way Thursday for more logging on federal land and blocked environmentalists from challenging the U.S. Forest Service on an upcoming Alaskan wilderness decision. http://www.enn.com/news/2003-02-14/s_2668.asp Automakers, state spar over California's vehicle emission rules - The Bush administration and automakers urged an appeals court Thursday to toss out rules requiring less emissions or more miles per gallon for new vehicles sold in the state. http://www.enn.com/news/2003-02-14/s_2676.asp Brazil extends moratorium on cutting mahogany - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva extended a six-year-old moratorium on logging mahogany for another 150 days on Thursday to allow a commission to examine options for sustainable harvesting. http://www.enn.com/news/2003-02-14/s_2669.asp Lake on Arizona-Utah border, a drinking water source, at lowest level in three years, officials say - Lake Powell is at its lowest level in 30 years, the result of scant snow melt and heavy demand from three Western states that look to it for drinking water. http://www.enn.com/news/2003-02-14/s_2675.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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