No Drilling in the Arctic Refuge!

SuzeQuze · #1 11-10-2005, 10:38 AM

House suspends Alaska drilling push
Leaders drop Arctic oil proposal from budget bill
Thursday, November 10, 2005; Posted: 10:06 a.m. EST (15:06 GMT)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- House leaders late Wednesday abandoned an attempt to push through a hotly contested plan to open an Alaskan wildlife refuge to oil drilling, fearing it would jeopardize approval of a sweeping budget bill Thursday.

They also dropped from the budget document plans to allow states to authorize oil and gas drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts -- regions currently under a drilling moratorium.

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http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/....ap/index.html

WildInTheWind · #2 11-10-2005, 11:01 AM

irishgrl · #3 11-10-2005, 11:10 AM

Here's a portion of the email I received from TrueMajority.org:

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This is just a quick "thank you" note, in case you haven't already seen the good news. Late last night, the House of Representatives dropped plans to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

TrueMajority members sent 40,000 messages to Congress over the weekend, insisting that at least this one last wild place be saved for purposes other than filling gas tanks. Despite heavy pressure from deep-pocketed industry lobbyists, your voices were heard. The provision to sink wells into the wildlife refuge has been stripped from the budget bill. Here are a couple of news items with the details: "House Drops ANWR From Budget." Anchorage Daily News, 11/10/2005; "Alaska Drilling Plan Shelved." CBS News, 11/10/2005. There is a chance this bad idea will rise from the grave one more time; if it does, we'll let you know so you can quickly act.

SuzeQuze · #4 11-10-2005, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by irishgrl

Here's a portion of the email I received from TrueMajority.org:

I just got it too. I really love that org, they are excellent. Not as pushy as MoveOn IMO.

Brwn_eyes0511 · #5 11-10-2005, 11:12 AM

ugh.

wondergirl9847 · #6 11-10-2005, 11:12 AM

I gotta tell my dad about this, he'll be happy!

dissention · #7 11-10-2005, 11:13 AM

I saw that on the DU last night and I've been

ever since. Great news.

SuzeQuze · #8 11-10-2005, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Brwn_eyes0511

ugh.

Hehe, bite us!

SuzeQuze · #9 11-10-2005, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by dissention

I saw that on the DU last night and I've been

ever since. Great news.

I feel giddy.

Brwn_eyes0511 · #10 11-10-2005, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

Hehe, bite us!

.....

irishgrl · #11 11-10-2005, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Brwn_eyes0511

ugh.

you deserve a spanking for that you rascal!

irishgrl · #12 11-10-2005, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

I just got it too. I really love that org, they are excellent. Not as pushy as MoveOn IMO.

Well I like MoveOn, and Im GLAD they're pushy. "Squeaky wheel" and all that...

macfanken · #13 11-10-2005, 11:46 AM

Woohoo! It feels good to win one!!

SuzeQuze · #14 11-10-2005, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by irishgrl

Well I like MoveOn, and Im GLAD they're pushy. "Squeaky wheel" and all that...

I don't mean pushy with the cause, I mean pushy with the volunteers.

irishgrl · #15 11-10-2005, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

I don't mean pushy with the cause, I mean pushy with the volunteers.

Oh? I didnt know that........guess Im glad I didnt host any of their parties, especially since I dont have any room in my bitty little house.....I wanted to, mind you, but I just didnt think it was feasible.