3/3/2005
Governor Murkowski: Eco-Blackmailer
From SierraActivist:
"We are exerting the authority we have as a state, as opposed to being held hostage by policies that don't allow us to initiate any exploration on (refuge) land," he said.file under: ANWR, neanderthal.
Murkowski, who as a senator tried for two decades to pass an ANWR bill, pitched the lease sale as a contribution the state could make to the nation's energy supply.
He also mentioned a strategic value: If refuge drilling opponents see that the state is serious about initiating offshore exploration, they may rethink their position and opt for on-shore drilling in the refuge instead.
"It's clearly easier to maintain exploration on land and control the prospects of any type of spill that may occur," Murkowski said. "It may have some effect on some people who have been reluctant to support us on opening ANWR."
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