VOL. XLV
No 16
22-April-2002
US
US Senate VotesAgainst Energy Bill Amendment For ANWR Drilling
The US Senate on 18 April voted 54-46 against limitingdebate on an amendment that would allow drilling in Alaskas Arctic National Wildlife Refuge(ANWR), thus forcing the proposal to be dropped from the energy bill currentlybeing drafted.Democratic leaders in theSenate had threatened a filibuster over the amendment, which proposed opening a19mn acre area of northern Alaska to oil exploration.Proponents...
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