Guest Harry Hope Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 From Reuters, 3/25/08: http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN2434736220080325 Land deal could open Alaska wildlife refuge to oil By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A controversial land swap proposal could open portions of an Alaska wildlife refuge to oil drilling, dividing Alaska natives and stoking opposition from environmentalists seeking to protect the bears, moose and birds that live there. Supporters of the plan to exchange land in the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, which lies just south of the more-famous Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, say they would like the plan to be approved by the administration of President George W. Bush before the election in November. "The window is the election," Alaska Republican Rep. Don Young, a staunch backer of the plan, said at an Anchorage news conference. "We'd like to have an executive order out of the administration before they leave office." _______________________________________________ The "Bridge to Nowhere" Don Young was listed as the third worst congressmen by the popular magazine Rolling Stone, and dubbed "Mr. Pork" due to his involvement in the Bridge to Nowhere incident On July 24, 2007, the Wall Street Journal reported that Young was under federal investigation for possibly taking bribes, illegal gratuities or unreported gifts from VECO Corporation, an Anchorage-based company. The top two executives of that company have already pleaded guilty to bribing members of the Alaska legislature. The Journal said a Veco executive held fundraisers called "the Pig Roast" for Young every August for ten years. Between 1996 and 2006, Young received $157,000 from Veco employees and its political action committee. In the first half of 2007, Young spent more than $250,000 of campaign contributions for legal fees. Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest B1ackwater Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:52:25 -0400, Harry Hope <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote: >From Reuters, 3/25/08: >http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN2434736220080325 > >Land deal could open Alaska wildlife refuge to oil Good. Oh yea ... why do you say the refuge will be "destroyed" just by sinking a few pipes in the ground ??? That's ridiculous. It's not as if they're gonna smear that precious goop all over the place. Every drop has value. What, caribou ? They can't tell an oil well from a rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 "Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message news:7ohku3pq523ttq4ut041vmt0phjnn2suc3@4ax.com... > > From Reuters, 3/25/08: > http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN2434736220080325 > > Land deal could open Alaska wildlife refuge to oil > > By Yereth Rosen > > ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - > > A controversial land swap proposal could open portions of an Alaska > wildlife refuge to oil drilling, dividing Alaska natives and stoking > opposition from environmentalists seeking to protect the bears, moose > and birds that live there. > > Supporters of the plan to exchange land in the Yukon Flats National > Wildlife Refuge, which lies just south of the more-famous Arctic > National Wildlife Refuge, say they would like the plan to be approved > by the administration of President George W. Bush before the election > in November. > > "The window is the election," Alaska Republican Rep. Don Young, a > staunch backer of the plan, said at an Anchorage news conference. > > "We'd like to have an executive order out of the administration before > they leave office." > Personally I have no objection, provided the Oil companies are held accountable, or possibly have to put up a 5 billion dollar bond for potential cleanup. Exxon still has not paid the judgment against it for the Valdese oil spill. > _______________________________________________ > > The "Bridge to Nowhere" > > Don Young was listed as the third worst congressmen by the popular > magazine Rolling Stone, and dubbed "Mr. Pork" due to his involvement > in the Bridge to Nowhere incident > Prime example of a good republican! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vandar Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Harry Hope wrote: > From Reuters, 3/25/08: > http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN2434736220080325 > > Land deal could open Alaska wildlife refuge to oil Good. We should have been for a long time already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Neolibertarian Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 In article <7ohku3pq523ttq4ut041vmt0phjnn2suc3@4ax.com>, Harry Hope <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > From Reuters, 3/25/08: > http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN2434736220080325 > > Land deal could open Alaska wildlife refuge to oil > > By Yereth Rosen > > ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - > > A controversial land swap proposal could open portions of an Alaska > wildlife refuge to oil drilling, Alright! When do we get started? -- NeoLibertarian http://www.elihu.envy.nu/NeoPics/UncleHood.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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