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THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2002

The Alaska House on Wednesday voted 33-2 to give $1.1 million to a lobbying group trying to convince the Senate to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling.

The bill approved would also give the Inupiat village of Kaktovik $100,000 to produce a video on drilling. Part of the money would offset costs from tourists stopping at the village.

The bill goes onto the Senate for a vote.

Get the Story:
Tourism, fishing industries left off ANWR lobbying bill (AP 1/24)

Relevant Links:
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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