On 17 Aug 2005 at 15:58, Ben Ruset wrote:
> Didn't drilling in Alaska just pass? No, it is supposed to be jammed into the upcoming budget bill. > I consider myself an environmentalist and I support drilling in Alaska. You'll likely be disappointed. Spence Abraham, who was this administration's Secretary of Energy in the first term, told the Sacramento Bee newspaper that: "Americans should not overestimate this region's ability to provide the nation with energy independence" and that: "the roughly 10 billion barrels of oil expected to be found there would be the equivalent of JUST SIX MONTHS OF U.S. CONSUMPTION" http://www.sacbee.com/news/special/power/032001abraham.html Vince
