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House Budget + Senate Budget = Arctic Drilling?

 |  Nov 18, 2005

Early this morning at 1:45 a.m., the House budget bill, sans Arctic drilling, passed by a vote of 217-215. It will now be combined with the Senate version of the … Read more

For Our Children’s Future

 |  Sep 16, 2005

A guest post by Susan Alexander, San Francisco I have had the honor to spend considerable time in the Arctic Refuge, much of it on the coastal plain. I’ll never … Read more

Let’s Win This One for the Gipper

 |  Aug 28, 2005

I was heartened by a report in Wednesday’s Toronto Globe and Mail that Canada’s Prime Minister Paul Martin won’t sit idly by and wait for the U.S. Congress to pass … Read more

Camping with Congressman

 |  Aug 23, 2005

I’ve been fortunate enough to visit the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on several occasions, the first of which was a trip with several members of Congress in 1998. To their … Read more

Doesn’t Arctic Drilling Belong in the Energy Bill?

 |  Aug 1, 2005

Congress at long last cranked out an energy bill last month — one that took six years to make. But it leaves out way too much — such as measures … Read more

For Thadeus

 |  Aug 1, 2005

When I think about why the protecting the Arctic Refuge matters to me, what first comes to mind isn’t the vast herd of caribou that rely on the refuge, or … Read more