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Energy Non-Policy
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March 16 2005

Sure, it's cynical to attach an otherwise unpassable bill to the federal budget resolution. In the case of permitting oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, it's bad budgeting as well. The resolution projects that oil leases will be auctioned at unheard-of prices. Worse, it marks a larger failure to create an energy policy that would honestly lead to less dependence on foreign oil. The measure hangs today on whether the Senate dares to separate Arctic drilling from the budget.

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http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editor...ment-editorials