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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2002

Secretary of Interior Gale Norton said she won't stop at drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

"There are other places for us to look for oil in the future," she said during a visit to Alaska, Planet Ark reported.

Norton cited the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, the Arctic coast of Alaska, the Gulf of Mexico and the Rocky Mountains.

Get the Story:
Norton eyes oil and gas alternatives outside ANWR (Planet Ark 11/4)

Relevant Links:
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Willdife Service - http://arctic.fws.gov
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Pro-Development site - http://www.anwr.org

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