President Donald Trump (AP/Files) President Donald Trump (AP/Files)President Donald Trump said Thursday he “really didn’t care” about opening a portion of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling but insisted it be included in tax legislation at the urging of others. “I really didn’t care about it, and then when I heard that everybody wanted it – for 40 years, they’ve been trying to get it approved, and I said, ‘Make sure you don’t lose ANWR,”’ Trump said. Oil in the refuge, Trump said, is one of the great potential fields anywhere in the world. Most Alaska elected officials supported drilling in the refuge, home to polar bears, muskoxen, wolves and grizzlies. “It’s clear from President Trump’s remarks that jamming Arctic Refuge drilling in the tax bill was always about politics and not a thoughtful energy policy,” said Adam Kolton.

Source: Indian Express February 02, 2018 03:11 UTC