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Republicans push Arctic drilling into energy bill
GOP leaders renewed efforts to add ANWR coastal plain oil exploration to the energy bill despite opposition from Democrats and doubts about 60 Senate votes to overcome a filibuster. Rep Billy Tauzin and Sen Pete Domenici defend limited development citing economic and security benefits while critics warn a 2,000 acre footprint risks caribou calving, polar bears, and migratory birds.
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Arctic Wildlife Refuge
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
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