ANWR drilling no solution to gasoline costs, Kerry says

adn.com ^ | March 31, 2004 | LIZ RUSKIN

[KQQL]

WASHINGTON -- While blaming President Bush for the high price of gasoline, his Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry, on Tuesday reiterated his opposition to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, saying it is no solution.

"We deserve an administration that doesn't fake it to the American people and pretend that somehow by drilling in the Alaska wildlife refuge we can deal with the problems of America," Kerry, D-Mass., told university students in San Diego. "We can't provide the supply of oil America needs from the Alaska wildlife refuge or from any other source in the United States, because we only have 3 percent of the world's oil reserves."

[eggman]

"We can't provide the supply of oil America needs from the Alaska wildlife refuge or from any other source in the United States, because we only have 3 percent of the world's oil reserves."

This is like saying:

"We can't provide for the supply of tax revenue America needs by increasing taxes on the rich, or any other small group, because they only make up a small percentage of the taxpayers. We must instead decrease the government's demand for additional tax revenue by cutting government programs and stimulate development of new sources of income through private investment."

I don't think Kerry to bring himself to say something like this. It might cause his head to explode.

[LdSentinal]

Drilling in ANWR would kill the caribou, and the Democrats need to register caribou in order for Knowles to win in November.

[mwl1]

I swear it takes three of this effette man to make half a pansied moron.

[Army Air Corps]

The proposed drilling area in ANWR, from the aerial photos that I have seen, is largely a bog. The major fauna there is the mosquito (when not frozen).

[mwl1]

This will hurt Knowles and help Murkowski. Big time.

[KJacob]

Once again the AFL-CIO endorses someone who really cares about the workers. Let's see the unions oppose NAFTA(which Kerry supported) and support drilling in the Arctic (which Kerry opposes).

[RightWhale]

There was a big name investor in the Gas Pipeline project. If he withdrew, it's a safe bet that the investment doesn't look like a good idea right now whatever state officials, mayors, and Sen Murkowski say. Later, if there is a later.

[Puppage]

ANWR is not so significant beyond keeping the State of Alaska's budget afloat a couple more years

WHAT? Who says that? All I keep hearing is that ANWR is the 3rd largest (according to most reputable sources) petroleum find in the history of America, with enough oil to keep drilling for 30+ years.

[RightWhale]

Sure, but that doesn't mean it can supply more than a percent or so during those 30 years. Even Prudhoe Bay is only 17% of our oil. None of these are in the same league with Saudi and Iraq.

[sgtbono2002]

The Phrase Alternative Energy is not dirty at all to Conservatives, Produce Alternative energy at a cost we can afford and we will all stand in line. But it simply isnt there and wont be any time soon. So for now we use what we have.

[Army Air Corps]

We can also convert coal into petroleum...

In the 1930s a chemist developed a method of converting plant matter into coal and crude oil through a process of heat and pressure. His experiments were featured in Life magazine in the late 1930s. If they could do that with the primative technology of the time, we can certainly do better.

[farmfriend]

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[<1/1,000,000th%]

While blaming President Bush for the high price of gasoline, his Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry, on Tuesday reiterated his opposition to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, saying it is no solution.

"Since I'm not going to let you build refineries for the oil, what's the sense in drilling it," kerry explained.

[Sybeck1]

So it 3%!! It's our 3% though, Jean Cherie'!

[rintense]

BUT YOU PROMISED HOFFA JR. YOU WERE FOR THIS!!!!!

Ha.

[adam_az]

He also disputed Kerry's characterization of ANWR as an insignificant oil source.

"The idea that a million barrels a day is not a help to America is ludicrous," Stiefel said.

Kerry a lying assmunch.

That's the same amount he's whining about OPEC cutting production by!

[RightWhale]

I don't know what they call that process, but there should be a demonstration or pilot plant in operation now. In any case, they are not building these plants, and other alternatives are also expensive. We're going to miss our cheap oil. Have you looked at the Peak Oil theory?

[tractorman]

One would think that Congress would lift the Federal regulations that deny domestic drilling, especially during a war with the very same people that we buy oil.

[Army Air Corps]

During the course of doing research on the US Navy's conversion from coal to oil, I came across a memo from the then Secretary of the Navy. This memo, from the early 1900s, stated that experts predicted that with the level of the Navy's activities, that domestic oil supplies would be completely exhuasted in 20 years. Hmmm, the oil that we used in WWII must have appeared by magic. The fact is, we find new reserves of energy nearly every year and our ability to access it improves.

[Paulie]

I wouldn't be surprised if Kerry's people are behind OPEC's shennanigans.