The Truth abou ANWR.

[pin]

FIRST… do you know what ANWR is?
ANWR = Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Now… A comparison

And some perspective

NOTE WHERE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AREA IS…

(it's in the 'ANWR Coastal Plain')

THIS IS WHAT THE DEMOCRATS, LIBERALS AND 'GREENS' SHOW YOU WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT ANWR

…and they are right… these ARE photographs of ANWR

ISN'T ANWR BEAUTIFUL? WHY SHOULD WE DRILL HERE (AND DESTROY) THIS BEAUTIFUL PLACE?

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WELL… THAT'S NOT EXACTLY THE TRUTH

Do you remember the map?

The map showed that the proposed drilling area is in the ANWR Coastal Plain

Do those photographs look like a coastal plain to you?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

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THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE…
THAT IS NOT WHERE THEY ARE WANTING TO DRILL!
THIS IS WHAT THE PROPOSED EXPLORATION AREA ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE IN THE WINTER

AND THIS IS WHAT IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE IN THE SUMMER

HERE ARE A COUPLE SCREEN SHOTS FROM GOOGLE EARTH

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE AREA WHERE THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT DRILLING IS A BARREN WASTELAND.



OH… AND THEY SAY THAT THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE EFFECT ON THE LOCAL WILDLIFE…



HERE IS A PHOTO (SHOT DURING THE SUMMER) OF THE
'DEPLETED WILDLIFE' SITUATION CREATED BY DRILLING AROUND PRUDHOE BAY *…
DON'T YOU THINK THAT THE CARIBOU REALLY HATE THAT DRILLING?

HERE'S THAT SAME SPOT DURING THE WINTER.

HEY, THIS BEAR SEEMS TO REALLY HATE THE PIPELINE NEAR PRUDHOE BAY *…

*The Prudhoe bay area accounts for 17% of U.S. Domestic oil production

NOW, WHY DO YOU THINK THAT THE DEMOCRATS ARE LYING ABOUT ANWR?

 

[Powerbuilder333]

Liberals aren't interested in the truth. They just want us to pay more for gas, and then blame Bush.

 

[Razorguns]

Doesn't matter. It pisses off hippies and democrats, so we can't have any new drilling or refineries. even repub's banned new drilling in colorado last year. plus Saudis, who own us, do not want us to start drilling. So do the math.

r

 

[redsamurai]

I'm actually on board now with drilling in ANWR.......but they will fuck it up. They will cut corners whenever possible and there will be an accident. And just an FYI, that permafrost you see is still an eco environment. It's all a system and that system is intertwined throughout the whole area. It's unavoidable to do damage. But what can be done? We need that oil.......it's only 10-15 years worth by estimations.........but we need a buffer.

 

[pin]

I'm actually on board now with drilling in ANWR.......but they will fuck it up. They will cut corners whenever possible and there will be an accident. And just an FYI, that permafrost you see is still an eco environment. It's all a system and that system is intertwined throughout the whole area. It's unavoidable to do damage. But what can be done? We need that oil.......it's only 10-15 years worth by estimations.........but we need a buffer.

Really? When was the last time you set foot on the north slope and saw how drilling operations are conducted.

 

[WhistleBritches]

the Exxon Valdez was one little SHip, yet look at how much it destroyed:

http://a.abcnews.com/images/Business/ap_exxon_071018_ssh.jpg
http://www.alaska-in-pictures.com/data/media/4/exxon-victim_2901.jpg
http://www.pwsrcac.org/images/0037.jpg
http://gliving.tv/news/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/exxon-valdez-spill-007.jpg
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/img/v3/06-26-2008.n1a_26Valdez.GL02E634R.1.jpg

and that was only the SUPER FICIAL damage we saw

 

[mountain muscle]

Doesn't matter. It pisses off hippies and democrats, so we can't have any new drilling or refineries. even repub's banned new drilling in colorado last year. plus Saudis, who own us, do not want us to start drilling. So do the math.

r

What drilling in Colorado? Link me please. I know from some buds that the genius environmentalists want a 3 month moratorium here on drilling each year to give the wildlife a break, LMFAO. Encana has threatened to pull out if it is enacted. So bury small towns and the revenue and jobs for some fucking wildlife. Great thinking. I can't even explain how off base that is.

Are you referring to the oil shale drilling?

Thanks Pin for posting this. I was being too lazy to do it lol. Besides, I didn't want to disturb the wildlife.

 

[mountain muscle]

I'm actually on board now with drilling in ANWR.......but they will fuck it up. They will cut corners whenever possible and there will be an accident. And just an FYI, that permafrost you see is still an eco environment. It's all a system and that system is intertwined throughout the whole area. It's unavoidable to do damage. But what can be done? We need that oil.......it's only 10-15 years worth by estimations.........but we need a buffer.

Your "estimates" are only if we relied on that field alone at our current consumption.

You have no idea of the minimal impact drilling has on the environment.

 

[pin]

Here is how other countries drill.
Azerbaijan

Russia

The North Slope oil companies take great care not to screw up the ecosystem.

 

[pin]

the Exxon Valdez was one little SHip, yet look at how much it destroyed:

http://a.abcnews.com/images/Business/ap_exxon_071018_ssh.jpg
http://www.alaska-in-pictures.com/data/media/4/exxon-victim_2901.jpg
http://www.pwsrcac.org/images/0037.jpg
http://gliving.tv/news/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/exxon-valdez-spill-007.jpg
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/img/v3/06-26-2008.n1a_26Valdez.GL02E634R.1.jpg

and that was only the SUPER FICIAL damage we saw

I went deer hunting in Prince William Sound summer of '03. It was gorgeous. I camped on 3 beaches. And two islands. Not a sign of the spill. Liberals still talk about it like its a wasteland. And the most obnoxious ones have never even been there.

Did it happen? Yes. Did it suck? Yes. But the oil companies spent billions cleaning it up and they did a damn good job.