VOL. XLIV

No 32

6-August-2001

GENERAL

US HouseOf Representatives Approves Energy Bill

The US House of Representativesapproved an energy bill on 2 August that will allow oil exploration in theArctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska and provides some $33bn in taxsubsidies to energy companies over the next decade. The bill also providesfunding for clean-coal technology, renewable fuels and conservation measures.

The most contentious provision ofthe bill, opening the ANWR to exploration,...