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“Drill the Wilderness! This Is An Energy Crisis!”

“Drill the Wilderness! This Is An Energy Crisis!” (73)

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Herblock satirically points out that the American love affair with the SUV necessitated drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Bush Administration made oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge an issue during the 2000 presidential election campaign. Although proposed legislation to allow drilling died on the Senate floor in 2001, by 2003 Congress had approved it. Bush and Republican legislators linked Alaskan oil with energy independence from the Middle East, especially after September 11, 2001.