Opening Protected Areas to Drilling Will Not Provide US 'Revenue' Promised by Industry: Report
<div class='node-body'><p>According to a new <a href="http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43527" target="_blank">report</a> by the Congressional Budget Office, opening all federal land to oil and gas drilling -- including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- would bring <a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/08/09/161423/report-says-oil-drilling-on-all.html" target="_blank">modest revenue</a> to the U.S. Treasury over the next decade.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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