Go or no-go in alaska

摘要

This month Congress was supposed to take up-again-the question of a national energy policy and specifically,opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).Experts still debate the practicality of drilling there.A few weeks ago,however,ConocoPhillips pulled out of a lobbying group,Arctic Power,that is pushing to allow drilling on the coastal plain.BP had exited this group earlier.