[news] House Battle Over Arctic Drilling Not Over

[Mostly Water - mostlywater.org = news.resist.ca]

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | November 11, 2005

WASHINGTON (AP) -- For a quarter-century, environmentalists have succeeded in blocking efforts to drill for oil in what they consider a pristine, cherished patch of tundra in an Alaska wildlife refuge.

But with sky-high fuel prices and a wider Republican majority in Congress, their long fight to keep oil companies out of the refuge looked to be in trouble. Then they got some help from an unexpected place: House Republicans angry over cuts to social programs.

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