Comments on: Revisiting ANWR

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:14:45 +0000

This is a no brainer

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:37:24 +0000

To Kelly, again your wrong. I know because I have work on the NorthSlope for 32 years and you have not. No Caribou has been hurt drilling on the Arctic Plain. The central caribou herd has triple in size since drilling begain in 1968. The Central caribou herd range is amongst the producing field on the Slope. 385 million barrels of oil could be produced by 2015 if we were allow today to drill. Thats 385 million barrels per year that would benifit Americans and not some foriegn goverment thst wants to take away your freedoms. Humm now what if you still believe that ANWR is not worth drilling put your action behind it stay a week in the Refuge.

By: kelly

kelly — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:21:26 +0000

There are other Natives there besides the Inupiats! do your homework! The Inupiats who support it get dividends!

By: kelly

kelly — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:17:43 +0000

You may want to consider driving a smaller car, walking more or taking public transit. There is no compelling reason to drill in ANWR. If you think that doing so will lower the price of gas you are dreaming. In reality the rest of the world pays this much for gas….but many places pay less for healthcare, food and shelter. So now that the USA is losing it's top dog status thanks to Bush and his buddies bilking us dry, we have to face hardship. Hopefully the next president will help restore some good things. In the meantime is is very important to preserve wild refuges and wilderness areas, even during rough times. Otherwise you will still be sighing at the high price of gas with one less area preseved and a sanctuary. by the way do you think the porcupine caribou care about the price of gas? Humans are not the only thing on this earth and if we do not stop being pigs, we won't make it.

By: Ben Keeler

Ben Keeler — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:21:58 +0000

Good News!

I found my paper.

- An estimated 1,000-1,500 people visit every year – down by half since 1990.

-The area of ANWR which would be drilled in (8% of it) is on the coastal plain of it – known as the "1002" area. It has a 9 month winter and almost no plant or animal life. The area is dark 56 days a year. The vast majority of wildlife doesnt even dare venture into thos land.

-Not one polar bear has been injured or killed since drilling began in Prudhoe Bay in the 1970s.

-The only people who live in ANWR coastal plain are the Inupiat Eskimos, who overwhelmingly support the drilling.

-Hundreds of thousands of jobs would be created. A ton of tax revenue would be raised. Between 1980 and 1994 production at Prudhoe Bay contributed over $50 billion to the US economy.

By: John Zogby

John Zogby — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:49:19 +0000

I am an Arab so lay off

By: ht long

ht long — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:22:57 +0000

just the threat that we are going to drill in alaska would drop the price of oil, what about the gulf coast of fl? oh yeah the rich dont want to look at those oil rigs 5 miles out to sea. and remember how many oil rigs flooded oil into the gulf when katrina hit? yeah 0.
let me know the next time you or anyone you know plan to visit anwr and snap some photos of caribu!
just like the big tree hugger kennedy wont allow the wind mills around his summer home …as he flies around in his private jet drinking god knows what?
its not gwb raising the oil, its the arabs, and the fact that china has become a industrial giant starving for fuel….wake up liberals! gwb didnt cause katrina,aids or the oil shortage…..aaarrrrggghhhh!!

By: Ben Keeler

Ben Keeler — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:04:52 +0000

If all these small amounts of oil were tapped, "No to Drilling," then it would add up to something.

By: angry conserv

angry conserv — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:15:35 +0000

Sorry Gary I was just having a little fun. The UN is basically the forum other countries use to lecture us and I thought it might be fun to think of them actually spending their resources helping others. Your right it would just be another feeding frenzy by the corrupt.

By: Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:35:29 +0000

Having the UN do anything is a detriment. Even if they could levy a tax the corrupt idiots that run the place would find a way to steal it.

Angry conservative, eh. Insane maybe. Conservative? Na-baba-na.

By: angry conserv

angry conserv — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:38:38 +0000

Chuck makes an excellent point about Bush and Cheney. They havent got tough with the oil companies as Obama pointed out. I am sure when Obama explains the facts to both the US companies as well as the international firms the prices will drop. Why not have the UN levy a tax on oil sales to distribute to those that suffer the most from the obscene prices. I am sure the Arab Sheiks, Chavez and the other producers that have lectured the US through the UN will be egaer to have the UN implement such a worthwile program.

By: The Reverend

The Reverend — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:46:10 +0000

"The amount of oil in ANWR would only increase the amount of oil reserve in the world reserve by 0.3% and there is not enough oil to make a slight difference in the world oil price. ANWR would produce about 3.3% of daily consumption of oil in America and we would still be dependent on foreign oil." http://www.people.carleton.edu/~cdavidso/Geo190/Case2Briefs/Tsang2.htm

Ben's entire post was on oil and gas prices and ANWR and all that stuff…..but no mention of the futures traders, you know, the ones who only pay 15% capital gains taxes, no mention of what part they are playing as they daily gamble in the Great Casino. Speculative oil options continue to see brand new "investor" money show up, continuing to artificially baloon the price of crude.

Jimmy Carter was the last guy to do something about energy that seemed like it came from an adult. The CAFE standards took leadership and they worked. Carter is villified still, ironically, he's the only president who knew how to lead. Then in came McDonald with his balls to the wall voodoo and every- freaking-body is driving an SUV. You know, entitled to it because gas prices came back down. And we haven't had any leadership since.

We need to use less energy. We need to conserve. We need to finance new energy methods. We need even stricter CAFE standards than 32 mpg by 2015. That isn't good enough.

But the first thing we need is new leadership. None of it, ANWR compromises, new methodologies, none of it will happen without new leadership. Vote Obama.

By: Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:11:49 +0000

Ben:

I lived in North Dakota for over a year. The longest decade of my life!

By: No to Drilling

No to Drilling — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:53:14 +0000

Drilling in ANWR isnt going to help anything. It isnt worth digging up the land for oil that will help short term only but be tapped in too short of a period.

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By: Ben Keeler

Ben Keeler — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:00:51 +0000

Gary Lewis,

I saw that discovery, but I didnt feel the need to mention it – because you are right, some reason will be found to not drill there or only allow drilling in 3% of the area or something. I would disagree that it would make ANWR irrelevant…all sources are important.

North Dakota is a wasteland and they should drill all over the state. I have been there and it is awful. South Dakota is fine, North Dakota is pretty terrible. Probably the state that brings the least to the table – except for the new oil discovery.

By: Ben Keeler

Ben Keeler — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:15:47 +0000

That comment above under "Ben Keeler" is not the real Ben Keeler, which is me. It is obvious it is not me because I would never be up at 8:04 on a Saturday morning.

Yes, drilling in ANWR may only drop prices by 5%. But combine that will driling somewhere else, adding some power plants somewhere else, doing something else small along the way, and it adds up. And in regards to the whole it "would take 10 years" to actually be able to get that oil….if we had passed rhe vote in 2003, then we would be halfway there now. It will always be 10 years away if we never start the drillng.

I also thought the KFC comment was funny…..and I would be real mad if KFC prices tripled. 2 piece meal for me on Thursday (green beans my side dish).

Oh yeah, we sat in the front row right behind third base last night at PNC. No big deal.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:56:59 +0000

No Alaska, I don't have direct evidence. but as i said, and the colonel sanders joke highlights, there is circumstantial evidence.

By: Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:14:31 +0000

Ben:

The Bakken Oil Formation in North Dakota has the potential of making drilling in ANWR irrelevant, will make America energy independent and will put the Mideast oil fascists in their place. Furthermore, it shouldn't be a problem since oil drilling has existed there for years.

I'm sure, however, that a liberal will want to declare all of North Dakota a National Monument in order to preserve habitat of the rare "Jackalope". And, in doing so, will prevent further oil drilling.

Here's the link:

http://www.nextenergynews.com/news1/next-energy-news2.13s.html

By: Hollywood

Hollywood — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:46:33 +0000

The Colonel Sanders comment great.

Ben how were your seats for the game?