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  • House approves oil drilling in Alaska refuge; Prospects in Senate slim

    05/29/2006 12:57:02 PM PDT · by Libloather · 20 replies · 642+ views
    Lake Sun Leader ^ | 5/26/06 | H. JOSEF HEBERT
    House approves oil drilling in Alaska refuge; Prospects in Senate slim.By H. JOSEF HEBERT/Associated Press Writer Published: Friday, May 26, 2006 3:51 AM CDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Citing the public outcry over $3-a-gallon gasoline and America’s heavy reliance on foreign oil, the House on Thursday voted to open an Alaska wildlife refuge to oil drilling, knowing the prospects for Senate approval were slim. Drilling proponents argued that the refuge on Alaska’s North Slope would provide 1 million barrels a day of additional domestic oil at peak production and reduce the need for imports. But opponents to developing what environmentalists argue...