since many of us are affected by high gas prices these days, I thought I'd take the opportunity to point out a few facts about drilling for oil in the Alaskan territory known as ANWR, in which Congress set aside 1.5 million acres in the coastal 1002 area for oil exploration and potential development
http://www.eskimo.com/~rarnold/anwr.htm
of particular interest is this information..
http://www.eskimo.com/~rarnold/the_facts.htm
and see what the government has concluded about these questions:
http://www.eskimo.com/~rarnold/anwr.htm
of particular interest is this information..
http://www.eskimo.com/~rarnold/the_facts.htm
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| The total acreage of ANWR is 19.6 million acres. Energy exploration and production would occur on 2000 acres of the coastal plain, or just 0.01% of the total ANWR acreage.
For comparison: The size of the average farm in South Dakota is 1400 acres. The size of Washington’s Dulles Airport is 11,000 acres. The size of the National Audubon Society’s Paul J. Rainey Wildlife Refuge, where the Society produced natural gas safely for 50 years, is 26,800 acres. The size of the Michigan Audubon Society’s Bernard N. Baker Sanctuary, where the Society produced oil safely for 13 years, is 900 acres." |
and see what the government has concluded about these questions:
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| “There is only a six month supply of oil in ANWR, so it’s not worth it.”
“Energy exploration in ANWR would harm the caribou deer.” “ANWR won’t create a significant amount of jobs.” “The ‘BIG OIL’ industry is intensely lobbying Congress to open ANWR.” “Energy exploration and production would devastate the environment.” |
