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Arctic Safe and Sound?

 |  Nov 30, 2006

It looks like even our favorite Hulk-tie-wearing Senator has acknowledged that opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling will become even more difficult with the newly elected Democratic … Read more

Energy Freedom, Strings Attached

 |  Aug 6, 2006

Ahhhhh, what’s an energy bill without a good name? The “American-Made Energy Freedom Act” was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.). It’s purpose? … Read more

$3 Million Set Aside to Sell U.S. on Drilling

 |  Apr 20, 2006

There’s one thing you can say about Alaska’s senior senator, Ted Stevens: he’s nothing if he’s not resilient. In March 2005, when the Arctic Refuge fight was just heating up, … Read more

Beating a Dead Horse

 |  Mar 8, 2006

The Senate released its budget today, with–you guessed it–language to open the Arctic Refuge. The first thing that came to our minds? That old Ben Franklin quote: “The definition of … Read more

Drilling Out of Budget, Into Defense Spending Bill

 |  Dec 20, 2005

After almost a month of butting heads over whether or not the scheme to drill the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge would be included in the final budget bill, Congress was … Read more