Both Nussle and Ganske seemed to be under the impression that there
is natural gas in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It is probably
industry that has told them that. According to the Sierra Club staffer
in D.C. that works on the Arctic, there is very little natural gas
in the Arctic.
They may be misinformed or they may think that the natural
gas that is there is worth it or they may just be making excuses.
Jane Clark wrote:
> >From Jane Clark
>
> The House voted on its version of an energy bill (H.R. 4) in the early
> morning hours of 8/2. The House passed four separate energy bills out
> of four different committees, and combined them into one bill of more
> than 500 pages that does little to create a sound, balanced energy
> policy. Rather, this bill would provide tens of billions of dollars in
> subsidies to coal, oil, gas and nuclear industries, open the Arctic
> National Wildlife Refuge and other sensitive areas to oil and gas
> drilling, weaken environmental protections for other public lands, do
> little to improve fuel economy standards, and starve renewable energy
> and energy efficiency programs of needed funding.
>
> The House of Representatives voted on two important amendments to the Bush
> energy plan yesterday, and sadly, many of them voted against the
> environment. Despite the plan's polluter giveaways and industry tax breaks,
> two amendments to the plan could have made a difference: the first would
> have enacted the biggest single step to a secure energy future by raising
> fuel-economy standards for light trucks, including SUVs, to that of cars;
> the other would have eliminated plans for drilling in the Arctic National
> Wildlife Refuge. Both amendments failed; 160 members voted to raise
> corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, while 269 opposed the
> measure and 206 members voted to protect the Arctic Refuge, while 223 were
> opposed.
>
> The votes by our congressional delegation on two amendments to the energy
> bill are below. Congressman Leach voted our way on both issues, Congressman
> Ganske voted with us on CAFE standards, and Congressman Boswell voted with
> us on protecting the Arctic. Thanks to all of you who called or wrote your
> representative.
>
> On Increasing Fuel Economy Standards
>
> An Amendment to H.R. 4, Securing America's Future Energy Act of 2001, that
> would have increased fuel economy standards by closing the light truck
> loophole that allows SUVs and other light trucks to meet a lower fuel
> economy (CAFE) standard than cars currently meet. The amendment would have
> combined light trucks and cars into one fleet that would have meet a 27.5
> mpg average by 2007. This step alone would have saved 1 million barrels of
> oil per day and slashed global warming pollution. This was the first time
> since 1975, when Congress passed the fuel economy law, that the House had
> voted to raise the standards. The amendment offered by Representatives
> Boehlert (R-NY) and Markey (D-MA) failed by a vote of 160 to 269.
>
> Yes was the pro-environment vote.
>
> Iowa
> 01 Leach (R) Yes
> 02 Nussle (R) No
> 03 Boswell (D) No
> 04 Ganske (R) Yes
> 05 Latham (R) No
>
> Markey-Johnson amendment to H.R. 4 to protect the Arctic National Wildlife
> Refuge from drilling.
> QUESTION: On Agreeing to the Amendment
>
> Yes was the pro-environment vote.
>
> AYES NOES PRES NV
> REPUBLICAN 34 186 2
> DEMOCRATIC 171 36 3
> INDEPENDENT 1 1
> TOTALS 206 223 5
>
> --- AYES Iowa Delegation
> Boswell
> Leach
>
> ---NOES Iowa Delegation
> Ganske
> Latham
> Nussle
>
> Of interest:
> From: Charles Winterwood <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 12:48 PM
> Subject: Nussle town meeting
>
> > I went to Congressman's Nussle"s town meeting last week (February)
> > When someone asked him a question on energy he
> > surprised me by saying he didn't want to drill ANWR or
> > offshore although later he hedged and said only if it
> > was done very safely.
>
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