Lots left for the wildlife -
Posted on 10/20/2017 10:33:29 AM PDT by drewh
Fake News has been around a long time, hasn’t it?
The problem is liberals have been abusing national monument designations like they abuse the Endangered Species Act solely for the purpose of stopping development just for the sake of stopping development. That is what the fight over the sage grouse is about here. It's not endangered, but liberals want to designate it to stop development, which for some reason they think is evil.
Talk about liberals’ heads exploding!
Ah ha - and this is how we get to the 50 votes needed. With this provision, Lisa Murkowski will be on board. McCain and Collins will not be able to block it unless there is another turn coat.
I actually am feeling somewhat more optimistic.
I remember the epic showdowns between Ted Stevens and Barbara Boxer on the floor of the Senate over this same thing. He flat out said she was lying and was one of the richest people in America trying to keep poor people in his state from being able to make a living. Then she would come out with giant poster boards with a picture of a bird in a nest (zoomed in just with the nest and bird) implying this bird would die if there were any drilling anywhere in ANWR. Ted Stevens had pictures of the desolate areas as far as the eye could see and yelled “You want to see this great wilderness they’re talking about being destroyed? There it is!” (while pounding the picture with a pointer stick). He also pointed out that the area for development was just a very, very small part of ANWR he called the 10-02 area with the other 98% having nothing to do whatsoever with the development.
I’ve driven up through the area. It is a barren wasteland with very scant plant and animal life. Time now to use it for energy independence.
Yes, and it was warmer allowing the caribou to calve there increasing their survival rate. The last I checked it had increased by 50%.
What sort of wildlife take refuge there?
Lots left for the wildlife -
A few scrawny bears that were grossly undersized for lack of food. We met with conservation personnel that informed us because we saw no animal life when we were there in August.
This just in!
Sun rises in East.
Sounds dangerous.
Did he also tell you "Don't feed the bears"?
(Arf arf arf)
We didn’t see a single bear and i have seen dozens of griz in southern Alaska and Yakutat. Actually, we saw no wildlife whatsoever in the tundra, a barren wasteland it is.
Well...how far is it from the North Pole?
We drove to about 100 miles south of Prudoe Bay. Get your map out and calculate it.
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