Post by KNOWTHIS on May 29, 2006 22:03:54 GMT -5
Didn't Bush just give us a lecture about "Americans are addicted to oil."?
Bush hails House bill opening Alaska wildlife refuge to drilling
US President George W. Bush on Thursday hailed a vote in the House of Representatives to allow oil drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
"I applaud todays vote in the House to allow for environmentally responsible energy exploration in a small part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge," the president said in a statement, saying the the new oil source should help make America less dependent on imported oil.
"A reliable domestic supply of energy is important to America's security and prosperity," Bush said.
"This project will keep our economy growing by creating jobs and ensuring that businesses can expand. And it will make America less dependent on foreign sources of energy, eventually by up to a million barrels of crude oil a day -- a nearly 20 percent increase over our current domestic production," he said, calling on the US Senate to pass a similar bill.
Bush hails House bill opening Alaska wildlife refuge to drilling
US President George W. Bush on Thursday hailed a vote in the House of Representatives to allow oil drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
"I applaud todays vote in the House to allow for environmentally responsible energy exploration in a small part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge," the president said in a statement, saying the the new oil source should help make America less dependent on imported oil.
"A reliable domestic supply of energy is important to America's security and prosperity," Bush said.
"This project will keep our economy growing by creating jobs and ensuring that businesses can expand. And it will make America less dependent on foreign sources of energy, eventually by up to a million barrels of crude oil a day -- a nearly 20 percent increase over our current domestic production," he said, calling on the US Senate to pass a similar bill.