ANWR a must read

“"Alaska's newly elected Republican governor, Sarah Palin, welcomed the possibility of additional oil and gas production and promised "a very aggressive role in making sure our fisheries are protected."

There are believed to be 200 million barrels of oil and 5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas beneath the bay's federal waters three miles to 200 miles from shore. The Interior Department last year estimated energy development could produce up to 11,500 jobs and new tax revenue for the state.

But the area also is known for its fisheries with huge annual catches of salmon, cod, red king crab, halibut and huge schools of herring."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,242602,00.html

200 million barrels of oil is only a 10 day supply of oil for America although the 5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas is about 1/2 of a year's worth of America's current production.
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“Anwar, could someone build this pier 200 feet longer before We jump off.”

“ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska Natives and several environmental groups are protesting Royal Dutch Shell PLC's plan to conduct offshore exploration drilling in the Beaufort Sea.

The groups say federal officials should have allowed a more thorough public evaluation of the potential impact on the environment and the North Slope's indigenous people before allowing any drilling.

"We have tried to have questions answered about these activities and they haven't been answered adequately," Robert Thompson, a member of Resisting Environmental Destruction on Indigenous Lands, said Thursday. "This is our culture... We don't want to see it end because Shell Oil wants to make some money here."
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Shell spokeswoman Terzah Tippin Poe in Anchorage said the company plans to drill three to four wells a year with a possible total of between nine and 12.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17262746/”

“I can only imagine what ungodly conditions there would be in a spot like that: drilling offshore north of the Arctic Circle??

Google map of the Beaufort Sea”