ALASKA LATEST
May 1st, 2003
BY PHILIP FINE
THE US House of Representatives has put Alaska drilling back into its
latest energy bill while, on the other side of Congress, the Senate has
backed away from the contentious issue. Last month, a majority of House
members defeated a series of amendments that would have exempted the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge from the bill. Republicans in the Senate, on the
other hand said the drilling will not be included in their energy bill. The
House bill includes US$18.7 billion in tax breaks over 10 years, much of it
incentives for oil and gas ...
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