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...