LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLLLLLE
Last night, as the House of Representatives considered the Interior Appropriations bill, the environmental community scored a huge pile of victories.
In fact, it would be fair to say that the enviros completely rocked it, contributing to wins in a series of votes that point to some shifts in the political landscape. A couple of highlights:
1. Passed: Amendment to end "royalty relief" to oil companies in a time of record profits.
2. Passed: Amendment to restore the moratorium on oil and gas drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf. The ocean and its critters thank you.
3. Passed: Amendment to end subsidies to support clearcutting in Alaska's Tongass National Forest.
I smell fear...the good kind of fear. Bad guy fear.
In fact, it would be fair to say that the enviros completely rocked it, contributing to wins in a series of votes that point to some shifts in the political landscape. A couple of highlights:
1. Passed: Amendment to end "royalty relief" to oil companies in a time of record profits.
2. Passed: Amendment to restore the moratorium on oil and gas drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf. The ocean and its critters thank you.
3. Passed: Amendment to end subsidies to support clearcutting in Alaska's Tongass National Forest.
I smell fear...the good kind of fear. Bad guy fear.
Labels: appropriations, House of Representatives, offshore drilling, royalty relief, Tongass
posted by Waage on Friday, May 19, 2006
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