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Ya, this sucks too, cause there is estimated to be no more than a 6month supply of oil

Enough with this stupid "6 month of oil" mantra already! If the supply is so limited as you try to imply, no big oil company is going to actually drill there. If they do, it will mean there is a significant supply.

The 6month oil theory is a safe bet, there is estimated to be 3billion barrells worth of oil that is economicaly feasible to drill for. 18 billion total, but much of that is unatainable given current technoligies.

Also just because the development areas are small, there are still pipelines that run all the way across the state, and they have been known to rupture!

Honestly, I don't see why everyone wants to drill so badly. Is it the fact that some people are telling you no, or is it directly linked to the "becoming less dependent on foreign oil spiel?" To use one of your analogies, "Can't be kinda pregnant, Can't be kinda independent from foreign oil" It is either all or nothing, and ANWR is only a drop in the barrel.