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Article: Legislators Voice Pros, Cons of Great Lakes Pipeline.(Brief Article)
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- State Legislatures
- Article date:
- October 1, 2001
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In the face of rising prices and consumer discontent, there's growing interest in drilling and piping natural gas from under the Great Lakes to offset shortages across the country. But Wisconsin legislators aren't too sure about those plans.
Senator Robert Cowles and Representative Jon Richards are sponsoring legislation that would prohibit drilling or construction of pipelines beneath Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. Richards says that "energy companies are lobbying for more domestic exploration for gas and oil. Drilling, however, is a huge gamble and ... it does not make sense to put North America's largest source of fresh water--not to mention the people who ...