The 'Real Reason' Behind ANWR Drilling

Paul Krugman writes an editorial about the 'real reason' why the Bush administration is keen on drilling at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).

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March 16, 2002, 7:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Pay no attention to rhetoric about national security; the Kerry-McCain proposal would save about three times as much oil per year as ANWR would deliver even in its brief period of peak production...enators who are indifferent to the air pollution that kills thousands of Americans each year got all weepy at the prospect rejected by serious analysts that making cars more efficient would lead to more traffic fatalities."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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Government / Politics United States

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