Senate GOP pushes vote on opening ANWR

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Houston Chronicle:

Senate Republicans are making another bid to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling — but this time they are trying to sweeten the offer by dedicating a quarter of the revenue to renewable energy projects.

The ANWR drilling plan is embedded in energy legislation unveiled Thursday by more than two dozen lawmakers, led by David Vitter of Louisiana and John Cornyn of Texas.

The bill also would restrict environmental groups from filing legal challenges to energy projects, force the government to approve a pipeline that would bring Canadian oil sands crude to the Gulf Coast and clear the path for Shell to begin oil drilling in Arctic waters near Alaska.

“This measure will take the boot off the neck of domestic energy producers and unlock our domestic energy potential,” Cornyn said.

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I think the bill is outstanding and deserves immediate consideration. I also think it gives the Democrats a lot of problems because of their anti energy policies and their effect on gas prices. We would already be getting oil from ANWR if Democrats had not blocked drilling. Events have shown them to be dead wrong in not allowing drilling.

Stopping the law suits is also needed if we are to get out of the court room and into the oil patch. The delays are just another game played by the anti energy left. I think the suits are brought in bad faith to delay drilling and drive up costs.
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