Enviro-Weenie Update
The federal governments wants 387,000 more acres available for oil and gas drilling in Alaska, a proposal criticized by environmentalists. The move announced Wednesday is part of a proposed Bureau of Land Management amendment to a 1998 development plan for the northeastern region of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
Environmentalists said the plan would endanger lands rich in sensitive wetlands and wildlife habitats.
But Henri Bisson, state director for the federal Bureau of Land Management, said the expansion is necessary and would increase potential reserves from 600 million barrels to 2.1 billion barrels.
Matt's Chat
Remember, folks, these are the same people complaining (loudly, I might add) about gasoline prices...
