Poll Finds Support for ANWR Development

Survey finds majority of Americans believe energy exploration, development and production in ANWR can reduce dependence on foreign oil.

Washington DC – Opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for the purpose of exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas was supported by 53% of the American electorate in a survey conducted by The Luntz Research Companies.

The level of support jumps to a remarkable 67% of Americans, after hearing the pros and cons of ANWR development. Most Americans believe new domestic energy sources must be found in order to meet growing demand and protect our nation from an over-reliance on foreign sources of energy.

“This country needs a comprehensive energy policy that will address Americans’ desire for ending dependency and diversifying supply. New areas of energy exploration, development and production such as ANWR could go a long way in reducing our dependence on the OPEC oil cartel and other foreign oil producers,” Gail Phillips, co-chair, board of directors, Arctic Power said.

A full 69% of Americans are more angered at the fact that the U.S. is dependent on foreign oil than they are about the high cost of gasoline at the pump. America imports nearly 60 % of the oil consumed in the U.S. annually. Both Republicans and Democrats, when surveyed, agreed that Congress and the President’s top energy priority must be to find a new and secure supply of American oil. ANWR represents a secure American supply of oil that could help reduce U.S. demand on foreign oil for the next 25 years or more.

The survey also sheds some light on the attitudes of Americans when it came to protecting the environment and responsible oil exploration. More than two-thirds of Americans believe that existing technologies could develop energy resources in ANWR in an environmentally friendly way. Of the 19 million acres that comprise ANWR, 92% would remain permanently closed to any kind of oil exploration and less than 2000 acres would be affected by production activity---less than half of one percent of the total acreage.

“Other oil drilling operations in Alaska, such as at Prudhoe Bay, have proven that oil drilling does not harm wildlife. In fact, the Central Arctic caribou herd at Prudhoe Bay has grown from 3,000 to 25,000 during the past 20 years, all while American oil is being produced in the area.” Senator Al Adams, co-chair, board of directors, Arctic Power said. “We don’t have to choose between the environment and national security, we can achieve both.”

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Arctic Action

Battle for the Arctic Refuge is Just Beginning
By Alaska Wilderness League
Mar 16, 2005, 15:01 PST

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Today an amendment to keep oil drilling out of the Arctic Refuge was
narrowly defeated in the US Senate by a vote of 51 to 49. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) offered an amendment, cosponsored by Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME), to reject a sneak attack on the Arctic by burying drilling language in the federal budget.

This battle is far from over. This is just the beginning. There is a long
way to go before the drill rigs roll into the Arctic Refuge, and we'll be
working with members of both parties in both Houses of Congress to keepArctic drilling out of the final budget.

The American people are overwhelmingly opposed to drilling in the Arctic Refuge. We are confident that that the US Congress will ultimately listen to them and protect this national treasure. A recent Zogby International poll found that a majority of American people favored keeping the drilling out of the Refuge, 55 percent to 38 percent.

This Arctic drilling provision makes an already controversial budget even
more contentious. The budget process is long and complex, and the outcome is far from certain. Congress hasn't even passed a budget resolution in the last two years. Rep. Jim Nussle (R-IA), chairman of the Budget Committee in the House, has expressed doubt that Congress can even pass a budget this year.

There are some places that should be off-limits to oil drilling and
industrial development, and the Arctic Refuge is one of them. The harm to wildlife habitat for polar bear, caribou, and millions of migratory birds
would be permanent and irreparable. We have a moral responsibility to save wild places like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for future generations. That's why our country has remained committed to its protection for nearly 50 years.

The broad and diverse coalition of Americans working to protect the Arctic Refuge will fight every step of the way to keep Arctic drilling out of the budget. The battle for the Arctic Refuge has just begun.

VOTE TALLY

Y is the pro-Arctic vote.

State-Pty-Senator: Cantwell Amendment Vote
AK R Murkowski n
AK R Stevens n
AL R Sessions n
AL R Shelby n
AR D Lincoln Y
AR D Pryor Y
AZ R Kyl n
AZ R McCain Y
CA D Boxer Y
CA D Feinstein Y
CO R Allard n
CO D Salazar Y
CT D Dodd Y
CT D Lieberman Y
DE D Biden Y
DE D Carper Y
FL R Martinez n
FL D Nelson Y
GA R Chambliss n
GA R Isakson n
HI D Akaka n
HI D Inouye n
IA R Grassley n
IA D Harkin Y
ID R Craig n
ID R Crapo n
IL D Durbin Y
IL D Obama Y
IN D Bayh Y
IN R Lugar n
KS R Brownback n
KS R Roberts n
KY R Bunning n
KY R McConnell n
LA D Landrieu n
LA R Vitter n
MA D Kennedy Y
MA D Kerry Y
MD D Mikulski Y
MD D Sarbanes Y
ME R Collins Y
ME R Snowe Y
MI D Levin Y
MI D Stabenow Y
MN R Coleman Y
MN D Dayton Y
MO R Bond n
MO R Talent n
MS R Cochran n
MS R Lott n
MT D Baucus Y
MT R Burns n
NC R Burr n
NC R Dole n
ND D Conrad Y
ND D Dorgan Y
NE R Hagel n
NE D Nelson Y
NH R Gregg n
NH R Sununu n
NJ D Corzine Y
NJ D Lautenberg Y
NM D Bingaman Y
NM R Domenici n
NV R Ensign n
NV D Reid Y
NY D Clinton Y
NY D Schumer Y
OH R DeWine Y
OH R Voinovich n
OK R Coburn n
OK R Inhofe n
OR R Smith Y
OR D Wyden Y
PA R Santorum n
PA R Specter n
RI R Chafee Y
RI D Reed Y
SC R DeMint n
SC R Graham n
SD D Johnson Y
SD R Thune n
TN R Alexander n
TN R Frist n
TX R Cornyn n
TX R Hutchison n
UT R Bennett n
UT R Hatch n
VA R Allen n
VA R Warner n
VT I Jeffords Y
VT D Leahy Y
WA D Cantwell Y
WA D Murray Y
WI D Feingold Y
WI D Kohl Y
WV D Byrd Y
WV D Rockefeller Y
WY R Enzi n
WY R Thomas n

Y 49
n 51
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