Senate rejects drilling for oil in Arctic refuge

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Source: Anchorage Daily News

Senate rejects drilling for oil in Arctic refuge
By SEAN COCKERHAM
Anchorage Daily News
Published: March 13th, 2012 01:41 PM
Last Modified: March 13th, 2012 01:42 PM
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate on Tuesday resoundingly rejected a sweeping measure to open Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and other protected areas to drilling as well as approve construction of the Keystone pipeline project.

The vote was the first time in four years the Senate has voted on a measure including ANWR drilling, and it failed miserably. The proposal needed 60 votes to pass and avoid a filibuster. It received only 41 votes in favor, with 57 senators against.

Kansas Republican Sen. Pat Roberts pushed the measure as an amendment to the bill that funds transportation projects across the nation. His amendment was packed with so many controversial items it was bound to fail in the Democratic-controlled Senate. It was as much a jab at President Obama by Republican leaders during a time of high gas prices and election politics as anything else.

Alaska Democratic Sen. Mark Begich still broke with others in his party and voted for the amendment, saying he did it to back ANWR drilling.


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[GopperStopper2680]

1. Splendid!

I am pleased and uplifted to hear that the Senate stopped this. Had it allowed it it would have set a precident and before long the GOP would have been proposing bills to get access to dig up our national parks and monuments sniffing for oil.

[CAPHAVOC]

2. I have been there

Ugghh! Nobody would want to work in that mosquito infested wateland anyway.

[libinnyandia]

3. Do the Republicans want to drill off the coast of Florida? If it is so important to drill

they should want to drill everywhere.

[Hotler]

4. Damn straight!

If the republicans want to drill so bad let them lead the way and start drilling in their backyards. I they don't want to drill of shore of their mansions then shut the fuck up.

[Grassy Knoll]

9. If they put 3 oil rigs outside rush lumpys ocean view...

would they still bit@h ? It would be creating a lot of jobs right ?
He would be literally be able to smell conservatism from his house.

[patrice]

8. Foreign partners in high-rise American coastal equity down there probably won't let them drill there

And American positions in those deals have probably lost a LOT of leverage since the derivative crash of '08.

[jmowreader]

10. They are desperate to drill off the coast of Florida

Would it be possible to add an amendment to the next ANWR drilling bill that requires any Repuke signing on to it to surrender the mineral rights on his or her own land? If the Republicans are so anxious to drill baby drill in the interest of lowering gas prices, one would think they'd WANT oil rigs in their front yards, especially if they don't get anything out of it. (Besides, won't most of the ANWR oil, assuming there is any economically-recoverable oil there in the first place, wind up in the Orient anyway?)

[life long demo]

5. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you

I sent so many letters, signed so many petitions, made so many phone calls. I am so happy to hear this. But the GOP is not done with this, wait and see.

[donnasgirl]

7. Your right

The GOP is not done yet,and with that statement all of us need to work our collective asses off and get the dems back in office.

[hue]

11. Too true-->greedy Repuke/roaches will always be back!!! n/t

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

6. Did you know?

Since April 2009 oil rigs operating in the US has quadrupled, a 400% increase.

Currently there are more oil rigs operating on US lands and waters than in the rest of the world combined.

Oil companies exported more gasoline, diesel and jet fuel than we used last year.