SevenSeasJim Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 U.S. Senate votes for oil drilling in Arctic refugeLast Updated Thu, 03 Nov 2005 14:49:13 ESTCBC NewsThe U.S. Senate voted Thursday to reject a final attempt to protect Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil drilling.Senator Maria Cantwell tried to stop plans to open up the Alaska wilderness with an amendment, but it was defeated by a vote of 51-48.Arctic National Wildlife RefugeSenators are now expected to approve a budget bill containing a provision that allows drilling. That approval will likely come this week.The House of Representatives is expected to debate its own bill regarding oil drilling next week. Members there have been more adamant than senators in their support of drilling.Drilling supporters say the stores of crude would raise $2.4 billion US in government leasing fees, reduce U.S. reliance on foreign oil imports and create thousands of American jobs.Canadian officials are opposed to the plan, arguing it will disrupt a migrating caribou herd that crosses the border and the native groups on both sides that depend on the caribou. The area is also an important habitat for migratory birds, polar bears, and other animals.Opponents in Canada and the U.S. say there is not enough oil in the refuge to substantially lower gasoline prices, and the crude would not find its way into the market for at least a decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 What a shocker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 What, is everyone just supposed to forget the whole Manifest Destiny thing overnight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 This had been on Bush's agenda since day 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 i heard bush is planning on wearing a polar bear skin coat adorned with Eskimo Curlew feathers when he goes up there to flip the switch to get the wells pumping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im going home Donny Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 i heard bush is planning on wearing a polar bear skin coat adorned with Eskimo Curlew feathers when he goes up there to flip the switch to get the wells pumping.... if there is actually gas there. ad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Huxtable Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 Oh man, I was in such a good mood. This makes me want to cry.What a world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 lovely. I'm sick now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermontdave Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 Even though the Senate vote was close and many people in the states (around my hood anyway) see the hypocracy of giving billions of $$$ to the big oil companies, the sales pitch was made under the guise of being 'free from reliance on foreign oil'Phuck alternatives people! There's money to be made! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 sigh...i wonder how many barrels of oil would be saved by replacing all the SUV's with sensibly sized vehicles... the irony of all this seems to be that it's now easier to get at the arctic oil because of global warming. of course the offshore oil infrastructure in the gulf of mexico is taking an ass-whooping on account of the same climate trends... if anyone needs me, i'll be standing on a streetcorner ranting about the approach of the end of the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggest Fan Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 I am sick and tired of being sick and tired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 sigh...i wonder how many barrels of oil would be saved by replacing all the SUV's with sensibly sized vehicles...the irony of all this seems to be that it's now easier to get at the arctic oil because of global warming. of course the offshore oil infrastructure in the gulf of mexico is taking an ass-whooping on account of the same climate trends... if anyone needs me, i'll be standing on a streetcorner ranting about the approach of the end of the world im right behind ya dude its bullshit any way you cut it. It seems to me that the big guys that say there is no global warming, want the global warming to melt the ice up there so it finally opens that long saught after shipping route between here and there. fucking bastards, theyll do anything to make a buck, stab their own fucking gramma BULLSHIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 theyll do anything to make a buck, stab their own fucking grammaI sure as hell would, she's fuckin' old anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaBurnsy Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 They say that there is only about 6 months worth of oil up there, seems like a complete waste of time, energy, and environment for such a small amount of oil.Shame on you G.W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 They say that there is only about 6 months worth of oil up there, seems like a complete waste of time, energy, and environment for such a small amount of oil.Shame on you G.W. exactly not just that, but a minor bit of conservation would save orders of magnitude more oil than what they can extract in alaska. how long until the next presidential election??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Dubya is a wendigo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Dubya is a wendigo. insult of the day The Inuit...called the creature by various names, including Wendigo, Witigo, Witiko and Wee-Tee-Go but each of them was roughly translated to mean "the evil spirit that devours mankind". Around 1860, a German explorer translated Wendigo to mean "cannibal" among the tribes along the Great Lakes. i don't think he's wiry enough to actually kill people himself, he probably has guys that do that sort of thing for him. proxy wendigo?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 He's the guy who gives everyone a cute nickname before having his thugs blow them away.Bush is the perfect wendigo for the Christian Right - every soul that's consumed just makes him hungrier for more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Posted November 7, 2005 Report Share Posted November 7, 2005 Mmmm...souls. Now I'm hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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