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  • GOP to renew push to drill for Arctic oil-Selling points are higher prices and tensions over Iran

    01/26/2006 7:49:42 AM PST · by SmithL · 15 replies · 676+ views
    San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 1/26/6 | Zachary Coile
    Washington -- Republican leaders, after losing a bitter fight over drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge late last year, plan to bring the contentious issue before Congress again this year. Pro-drilling lawmakers now are making a new argument, saying rising oil prices and fears of an oil shock sparked by the escalating dispute over Iran's nuclear program provide more reasons to open the Alaskan refuge. "I can't imagine that anybody would expect with the Iranian situation that we will sit by and not take another shot at (drilling in the refuge)," Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M, chairman of the Energy...
  • The Tennessee Vote: Frist, Alexander cite potential oil supply

    03/17/2005 4:38:58 PM PST · by SmithL · 9 replies · 442+ views
    Knoxville News Sentinel ^ | 3/17/5 | Richard Powelson
    WASHINGTON - Tennessee's two senators voted Wednesday to allow oil drilling in a portion of the Alaska wildlife refuge, saying high gasoline prices show more energy supply is needed. But environmentalists said they will fight in other forums to keep drilling out of the area for the protection of wildlife and the ecosystem. They predicted there would be no more oil flowing in Alaska for at least 10 years or longer - so no near-term relief from high prices. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., said: "The high cost of gasoline illustrates that our nation is too dependent on foreign...