Oil Royalty Taxes Defended
By H. JOSEF HEBERT
WASHINGTON - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Monday he would consider tapping oil from Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge if it can be done from outside the refuge’s boundaries, leaving animals and other wildlife undisturbed.But Salazar emphasized the Obama administration stands firm that the Alaska refuge, known as ANWR, “is a very special place” that must be protected and that he is not yet convinced directional drilling would meet that test.