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To: i-node who wrote (138634)	8/7/2001 7:21:37 AM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571405

Why is that? You're right -- I just don't get it. Because there are very few places on Earth relatively free of encroachment and this place was set aside to be one. The oil is not worth violating that principle nor risking upsetting the balance that exists there. "Other than to kill a few plants and animals that are no different from the corn we harvest and beef we slaughter each day. We need them, we use them for our own purposes. If it is necessary to kill a few thousand animals to better our own lives, we do it. I've swatted at least four or five flies sitting here today. What's the difference?". Same as above. The cattle and corn are intended for harvest and are not a delicate ecosystem that has taken millions of years to evolve. Al

To: i-node who wrote (138634)	8/7/2001 7:48:10 AM
From: jbkelle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571405

From an economic viewpoint, the oil in ANWR is useless to us now...it would cost more to develop and ship to market than it would ever be worth in the market, it wouldn't noticeably impact our imports, and psychologically it would maintain a sense in the eyes of the American public that if we just drill enough, we can be "independent" of the middle east for oil. Why even bother with a debate when we can't get the oil economically? We can be "independent" of the middle east for oil, which is the right thing for us to do, but that requires the broader implementation of energy savings technologies. The US focus must be on subsidy-neutral, lowest cost energy production (which is by any metric, conservation). The energy we can't make by conservation can be obtained via renewables and easily reachable sources within the continental 48 states. jbk