Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Revenue from drilling in Arctic refuge in ´06 budget

The Bush administration's fiscal year 2006 budget assumes $2.54 billion in lease sales stemming from oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The provision, included in the Department of Interior's budget, is the first step in bypassing a ban on oil and gas exploration within the 19 million-acre refuge on Alaska's North Slope

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