Alaska Gov. Pushes for Oil Drilling Near ANWR

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[Bigh4u2]

PRUDHOE BAY, Alaska — Just mentioning "ANWR" (search) and oil drilling in the same breath is bound to touch off a controversy.

But the governor of Alaska says it's a non-issue because he plans to search for oil on state land just off the shore from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

[HankReardon]

Environmental concerns are used by the leftist to attack Ameerican business and the American economy. Their goal is for America to be equal like all the other nations. They feel it is dangerous for America to be so strong economically, militarily and in any other way. I just can't figure what nation they think will save mankind from total tyranny the next time it needs done. America was the only nation that could do this 3 times in the 20th Century. If America is just another equal, socialist nation, it's over folks. The enviromental whackos need defeated, now!

[HankReardon]

DANG! Don't sugar coat it, say what you think.

[SAJ]

Spot on.

It's doubtful that the US can ever become 100% self-sufficient, but it's inarguable that we can produce at least another 3-4 MMbbl/day...assuming only that we're ALLOWED to do so by the Marxists masquerading as ''environmentalists''.

And that figure, btw, doesn't include the 1-2 MMbbls/day that will become available from the Athabaskan project in 8-10-12 years, nor the potential off the Western coast of S. America.

Point is that, for at least 30 years (minimum) we can distinctly lower the cost of the marginal barrel of crude to levels that will remain compatible with a growing economy -- if we get our thumbs out.

And, if we should somehow become sensible about undertaking a doubling or trebling of nuclear generation capacity, and (as long as I'm fantasising here) find an improved method of coal liquification and/or gasification, we could very easily (albeit not cheaply, in terms of absolute dollar cost) be sitting pretty for a century or so.

[painter]

I'm Sorry.I am SICK and tired of these environmental KOOKS spreading outright LIES to "Justify" not drilling for oil.

[HankReardon]

I wish people would advocate increasing refining capability and decreasing constrictive regulations before they advocate drilling for additional oil. They are getting the cart before the horse!

[painter]

I agree with you.

[z3n]

"I wish people would advocate increasing refining capability and decreasing constrictive regulations before they advocate drilling for additional oil. They are getting the cart before the horse!"

The point (or atleast my point) was that more drilling will increase domestic supply of crude that arrive the the refinery, thus loosening the strangle hold monopolistic control of price via control of supply by OPEC.

Sure, refineries may be running near full capacity (and resistence to new refining is strong), but we do not need to import as much crude to be refined, instead having the capability to tap domestic resources, would increase the U.S. ability to break the monopolistic price control of foreign interests, even if output from refineries does not increase.