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MAY 30, 2001

Senator Frank Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Tuesday said he is not going to give up the fight to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development, despite losing his chairmanship of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to a drilling opponent.

Murkowski says statements about ANWR being dead are not valid. He told reportrs that drilling there is "right for America."

Murkowski will hand the reins over to Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.).

Get the Story:
Murkowski not ready to scrap ANWR (AP 5/30)

Relevant Links:
Arctic Slope Regional Corp - http://www.asrc.com
Gwich'in Steering Committee - http://www.alaska.net/~gwichin
Oil Issues in ANWR, US Fish and Wildlife - http://arctic.fws.gov/issues1.html
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, US Fish and Wildlife Service - http://arctic.fws.gov
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Pro-Development site - http://www.anwr.org

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Norton: Indian Country won't get ripped off (5/24)
Natives square off over Arctic drilling (5/18)