in the here they go again dept...time to drill!

[Guest guest]

Drill-happy senators go after the Arctic Refuge yet again

 

It seems like just three months ago that oil-thirsty congresscritters were

pawing at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge like horny adolescents buzzed on

wine coolers. Oh, wait, it was just three months ago. The effort to drill in the

refuge " keeps coming back like a recurring nightmare, " said Sen. Barbara Boxer

(D-Calif.). Tell us about it. Yesterday, the Senate once again passed a budget

bill containing projected revenue from refuge drilling. The victory was a slim

51-49, resting on the defection of two key senators. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.)

was lured to the dark side by the inclusion of $10 billion for Gulf Coast

restoration; Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) crossed over in pursuit of $3.3

billion in heating assistance for low-income families. Once again, Sen. Maria

Cantwell (D-Wash.) led the opposition. Once again, the bill will face a bruising

battle in the House, though the absence of draconian social-service cuts may

make this one an easier pill to swallow than the la st one for wavering

representatives. We will keep you posted, but we'll take no pleasure in it.

 

 

straight to the source: Anchorage Daily News, Liz Ruskin, 17 Mar 2006

 

 

straight to the source: San Francisco Chronicle, Zachary Coile, 17 Mar 2006

 

 

" NOTICE: Due to Presidential Executive Orders, the National Security Agency may

have read this email without warning, warrant, or notice. They may do this

without any judicial or legislative oversight. You have no recourse nor

protection save to call for the impeachment of the current President. "

[Guest guest]

Doesn't it make you wonder how these people view the world? Instead

of viewing an artic refuge as a priceless untouchable wilderness.

Some people can only see dollar signs. How short sited can one be

in an age where we KNOW destroying the environment will cause more

problems than it solves?

 

 

 

 

, fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote:

>

> Drill-happy senators go after the Arctic Refuge yet again

>

> It seems like just three months ago that oil-thirsty

congresscritters were pawing at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

like horny adolescents buzzed on wine coolers. Oh, wait, it was just

three months ago. The effort to drill in the refuge " keeps coming

back like a recurring nightmare, " said Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-

Calif.). Tell us about it. Yesterday, the Senate once again passed a

budget bill containing projected revenue from refuge drilling. The

victory was a slim 51-49, resting on the defection of two key

senators. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) was lured to the dark side by

the inclusion of $10 billion for Gulf Coast restoration; Sen.

Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) crossed over in pursuit of $3.3 billion in

heating assistance for low-income families. Once again, Sen. Maria

Cantwell (D-Wash.) led the opposition. Once again, the bill will

face a bruising battle in the House, though the absence of draconian

social-service cuts may make this one an easier pill to swallow than

the la st one for wavering representatives. We will keep you posted,

but we'll take no pleasure in it.

>

>

> straight to the source: Anchorage Daily News, Liz Ruskin, 17 Mar

2006

>

>

> straight to the source: San Francisco Chronicle, Zachary Coile, 17

Mar 2006

>

>

> " NOTICE: Due to Presidential Executive Orders, the National

Security Agency may have read this email without warning, warrant,

or notice. They may do this without any judicial or legislative

oversight. You have no recourse nor protection save to call for the

impeachment of the current President. "

>