[Who is John Galt?]

This information is highly relevant, given rising oil prices. Leaving 10 billion barrels in the ground under the 'Arctic National Wildlife Resort' means we will be sending $700 billion or more overseas (adding to the trade deficit, and possibly aiding hostile nations & terrorists). You might want to ask your Congressman & Senators why they want to chop almost a trillion dollars out of our economy - in order to protect a wildlife project...

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[dalereed]

"[10 billion barrels sitting under Wildlife Resort]"

That's no RESORT, it's a totally useless wastland!

Drill for the oil and eat the carabou!

[OKIEDOC]

Unlike many environmentalists I have actually visited ANWR and the vicinity.

Believe me the wildlife could care less if we drill on a couple of square miles of barren wasteland.

The argument ought to be about whether or not we should lock up these environmentalists for trying to destroy human life.

[airborne]

Nah! Let's keep giving money to our enemies!

[Uncle Vlad]

This is great news. I hope gas goes to $5 a gallon, so we can finally get some drilling done and finally get some refineries built, for crying out loud.

[Redmen4ever]

By opening up ANWR, we immediately gain tremendous long-term security in supply of energy, which means that we can consider using the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to deal with short-run problems in the supply and price of crude. Plus, our federal government's long-term fiscal position will strengthen enormously. We will achieve both cheaper, more secure supplies of energy and balance our federal budget. True, we will still have to fix the long-term insolvency of our entitlement programs and address our illegal alien/border problems, but - perhaps - by addressing two very tough problems, the Congress will get it into its thick skull that it should actually address our other urgent problems.

[MikefromOhio]

It's something to be explored but it wouldn't solve our problems in the near term as any new exploration would take years to get set up and exploited.

[Who is John Galt?]

Multi-billion barrel bump...

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[RightWhale]

This information is highly relevant

The relevant in formation is that the oil is worth $110 billion revenue to FedGov.