-Caveat Lector- ANWR FACT AND FICTION Posted on May 18th, 2006 By Kevin Kennedy in Uncategorized, ANWR, Legislation, Eskimos, Energy Security, West Coast, Energy Costs, Actions
There are so many holes in ANWR opponents arguments its hard to pick a place to begin. Ill start with one of my favorites - their obscene claim that its not worth ruining the pristine wilderness for 6 months worth of oil. This one is priceless! First, lets tackle the egregious ruin the pristine wilderness claim. The oil in ANWR lies beneath the Coastal Plain a vast, flat desert of tundra thats frozen solid 9 months of the year. There are no mountains and no trees. There are, however, roads, military installations, an airport, and the Inupiat Village of Kaktovik (whose residents, by the way, overwhelmingly support development in their backyard). Moreover, the 1.5 million-acre Coastal Plain is not designated wilderness. Congress and President Carter set the area aside in 1980 because of its enormous oil potential. They designated the remaining 17.5 million acres as wilderness/refuge areas off limits to development of any kind. Those facts aside, no good American wants to ruin any amount of our land, even if it is a largely uninhabited, frozen desert. Thats why any legislation to open ANWR has limited development to 2000 acres (or 0.01% of ANWR) and mandated use of the most advanced exploration and production technologies available. Not to mention the fact that the industry would operate under the strictest environmental regulations in place anywhere in the world. And finally, lets get down to brass tacks on the wildly absurd only 6 months worth of oil nonsense. Start with the USGS mean estimate of recoverable oil in ANWR 10.4 billion barrels. In order to exhaust ANWRs 10.4 billion barrels in 6 months, we would have to pump 58 million barrels per day down the trans-Alaska pipeline. That would be quite a feat considering the pipeline has a maximum capacity of just 2 million barrels per day. In reality, ANWR has the potential to supply America with an additional 1.5 million barrels per day for 30 years thats equivalent to 30 years worth of Saudi imports. Theres plenty more emotional and irrational arguments to debunk, so stay tuned. In the meantime, please visit the ANWR Action Center and sign the petition, write a letter to your Congressmen, or submit a letter to your local paper. EMail This Post | Trackback URL | Add to deli.icio.us | Digg this Technorati Tags: ANWR arctic refuge oil gas prices national_security energy costs energy legislation Remember:More people have died in Ted Kennedy's car than have died in United States Commercial Nuclear Power plant operations visit my web site at http://www.info-quest.org Visit my energy page at http://www.info-quest.org/Energy.html Check out the latest on the anwr drilling project http://www.anwr.org visit my blog at http://info-spectrum.blogspot.com My ICQ# is 79071904 See the Pledge of alleginace to the flag that the 9th circuit court of appeals doesn't want you to say. for a precise list of the powers of the Federal Government linkto: http://www.info-quest.org/Enumerated.html www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substanceânot soap-boxingâplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'âwith its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsâis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/ctrl@listserv.aol.com/ <A HREF="http://www.mail-archive.com/ctrl@listserv.aol.com/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
