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Originally Posted by Dragoneye
Supposedly we, the US, have generous untapped oil reserves in Alaska...but we can't drill because the tree-huggers are protecting it....  |
Yeah, that's called the Alaska Native Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The debate has been going on for years whether they should disrupt the refuge in order to drill for oil. The oil companies have said that they have ways of obtaining the oil without disrupting any wildlife, but I'm sure they would say anything to get their hands on that oil. Also, as ANWR is north of the tree line, I'm not quite so sure that "tree-hugger" is an accurate term for them. Maybe bear hugger? *Ouch*
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Originally Posted by Dunk31
If we were to tap into the Alaskan Oil fields we'd have enough oil to sustain for over 100 yrs... easily. But that won't ever happen, until they find a way to drill and guarantee no spills in the national reserves, forests, parks, etc.
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The actual amount of the oil reserve in ANWR is unclear. This is another reason that government officials are reluctant to open it up for drilling. The oil companies may come in, do all the damage of setting up for drilling and find that there's only 2,000 barrels of oil.
I grew up in Alaska and this whole issue was required learning in both Alaska History and American government classes.