Bush may end drilling ban in Alaskan bay

[jasmeel]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061202/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bristol_bay

WASHINGTON -
President Bush is deciding whether to lift a ban on oil and gas drilling in federal waters off Alaska's Bristol Bay, home to endangered whales and sea lions and the world's largest sockeye salmon run.

Leasing in a portion of area rich in oil and natural gas ended nearly two decades ago — while Bush's father was president — in the outcry after the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989.

But with natural gas prices higher, the Interior Department's Minerals Management Service proposed reopening up the North Aleutian Basin. That includes Bristol Bay and part of southeastern Bering Sea. <snip>

<snip>Environmentalists oppose drilling there because of the potential for oil spills and harm to wildlife. They have speculated in recent days that Bush might allow such drilling before Democrats regain control of Congress in January.<snip>

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[nam78_two]

1. AAAAAAAAAAARGHHHHHH-IT NEVER STOPS

WHY WON'T THIS LAME DUCK ASSHOLE STOP HIS ASSAULTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT?

:banghead: :banghead:

Sorry for the Freepery all caps but I am just so sick of this.I thought that he would lie low on this type of crap now that they have been dealt such a blow in the last elections. He is just SO brazen.....

[seafan]

7. 'You see, I'm the ABUSER. And I'll give ya sum'pin to cry about.'

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1151AP_Bristol_Bay.html">Bush may end drilling ban in Alaskan bay

December 2, 2006


Crude oil from the tanker Exxon Valdez, top, swirls on the surface of Alaska's Prince William Sound near Naked Island in this April 9, 1989 file photo, 16 days after the tanker ran aground, spilling millions of gallons of oil and causing widespread environmental damage. President Bush is deciding whether to lift a ban on oil and gas drilling in federal waters off Alaska's Bristol Bay, home to endangered whales and sea lions and the world's largest sockeye salmon run. Environmentalists oppose a lifting of the ban because of the potential for oil spills and harm to wildlife (AP Photo/John Gaps III, File)




He's deathly afraid we will look at what's going on in and around Iraq. We might start asking questions about why Iraq just made a security and economic deal with Iran, just ignoring Li'l Boots altogether.

The bullies scream and threaten the loudest when they are about to be exposed.

[sarcasmo]

2. He doesn't give a rats A$$ about the Environment.

Kick and Nom for the sure stupidity.

[Eugene]

3. At Bush & Co., whatever Big Oil wants Big Oil gets.

Election or no election, Bush is still bent
on stripping this country bare.

[Whoa_Nelly]

4. Gosh! Wonder what will really influence him to make this decision?

Ah jes' dunno!!!! :shrug:

He's workin' hard... <<show FakePatriot smiley here>>

:sarcasm:

[MadMaddie]

5. Doesn't the state of Alaska have something to say about this?

I hate the bastard...

[BlueJac]

6. They should try drilling in Bush's head.........

They would find nothing but hot air.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

8. Thermal! Cool!

I predict we could power the whole damn country. imho. :evilgrin:



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[roguevalley]

9. that fucker. that miserable fucker. you cannot know how fragile the

arctic is up here. I hope he's impeached.

[DenaliDemocrat]

10. The worse part about this

Is that the North Slope is ful of natural gas and it is extracted as a by-product of oil drilling, and the big guys like Exxon and British Petroleum have been under contract with the state to develop it and not just push it back into the ground like they do know.

The oil companies won't pump it or pipe it until the price is right...and the Republicans sit by and watch them.

[FujiZ1]

11. This is dumb.

This is an issue that won't die until the drills have gone through the ground. No matter how many times you strike it down it is just an inevitable event. You think people are going to give a shit about the animals when there is no oil? Most people don't even care now. Let them drill and we don't look like loony environmentalists. It's nice to have a feel good cause now and then, but when it's an absolute waste of time it's probably better to move to something else.