Correct. Much of lignite and other minerals is close to the surface and the most economical way to access it is strip mining which is disastrous to the surface. Fritz
-----Original Message----- From: Terry Holsinger [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 1:50 PM To: Fritz Holt Cc: Louise Power; [email protected] Subject: Re: [ot_caving] FW: Oil Drilling Petition to sign And Oil/gas has a much smaller impact foot print then most of the other minerals that would be looked for/developed. Think about the impact of mines. Terry H. Fritz Holt wrote: > Louise, > I don't know but assume that it includes both. But, as we know, the will of > the people (petitions and popular vote) does not always prevail. What I have > heard is that of the seventeen million acres at ANWR, only two thousand have > been set aside for mineral exploration. I also assume that congress could > exempt this tract from drilling. I personally think that we need to drill > there if there are proven reserves and with adequate safety provisions. > Fritz > > ________________________________ > From: Louise Power [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 12:20 PM > To: Fritz Holt; [email protected]; Dianne West; Jenny Holt; Mandy Holt; > [email protected]; Guy Heath; Jimmy Walker; Reed Moraw; > [email protected]; Bob Rathbun; Chris Young > Subject: RE: [ot_caving] FW: Oil Drilling Petition to sign > > Does this include ANWR or just offshore? > ________________________________ > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected] > Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:02:02 -0500 > Subject: [ot_caving] FW: Oil Drilling Petition to sign > I am an environmentalist but do not believe that drilling within our legal > boundaries will do harm to places where oil and gas may be plentiful. Should > harm occur, stiff penalties should be a part of the drilling permit/contract. > Our members of congress are out of touch with the best interest of our nation > and its citizens. > Fritz > > ________________________________ > From: Carolyn [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 8:08 AM > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: FW: Oil Drilling Petition to sign > > > > Subject: FW: Oil Drilling Petition to sign > > > You may want to sign it: http://www.americansolutions.com/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Give this to a friend: [email protected] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
