Senator threatens to block Bush Arctic oil plan
-
12/02/2001
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry yesterday threatened to block any legislative plan from President George W. Bush for opening the Alaskan Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil drilling, saying energy exploration in the pristine wilderness was wrongheaded. "Most senators agree that drilling in ANWR is not just environmentally unsound, it gives false hopes to citizens suffering energy problems today," said Kerry, a Democrat.