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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (240238)	3/20/2002 3:07:27 PM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (6) \| Respond to of 769670

The part of ANWAR that would be used for drilling ia about the same area that a mailbox takes up in the average yard. I think it's sadder how much you have to lie about this drilling than anything. That lie about only using 2000 acres does not mention that those are not together. They are little plots with a well scattered over hundreds of square miles that are are connected by roads and pipes and wires that are not counted in the "little area". Even the truck parking lots aren't counted, only the actual well sites. Huge swaths of the former wilderness will be bulldozed. The real real reason that Bush and the oil Barons want to drill in ANWAR is that they can steal the oil. Yes Steal the oil from the American people. Under the guidance of Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex) the oil companies will pay the government royalties based on a percentage of the price received for the oil by the refinery. The other lie that you like to keep under your knickers is that the oil companies will have a drilling arm and a refinining arm incorporated as separate subsidiaries. The drilling arm will sell to the refining arm for pennies on the dollar so that the royalty paid to the government, that is the royalty paid back to the American people who own the oil in the first place, will be fractions of pennies on the dollar. It is a theft, Worse! it is a robbery since the threat of terrorism is used to steal the oil. You are either their mouthpiece or their stooge. TP

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (240238)	3/20/2002 4:19:03 PM
From: willcousa	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

If you had ever been there you would know that a highway will not last any longer than a winter once it is not maintained and that a frozen mud flat is no tourist attraction, especially since there are lots of more accessable mud flats for the tourists to go to.

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (240238)	3/20/2002 4:25:40 PM
From: Bald Eagle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

RE:the resulting highways could be the opening for tourists to over-run the area which would lead to negative effect on wildlife & environment in the surrounding area. I find that highly unlikely. Have you ever been to Alaska, it's more than twice the size of Texas and absolutely no infrastructure close to where ANWR is to support tourism. BTW, the vast majority of Alaskans are in favor of drilling there.

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (240238)	3/20/2002 5:28:32 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

<<But, as enigma mentioned, the resulting highways could be the opening for tourists to over-run the area which would lead to negative effect on wildlife & environment in the surrounding area. >> There are already roads there but most equipment will be shipped in. The town of Kaktovic is where they want to drill. It's about 125 miles from pipe at Prudhoe Bay. <<Besides, it would just be stalling the eventual outcome for US energy policy ---why not take necessary steps now for discovery of alternative energy. >> Steps are being taken to find alternative energy but at best fuel cells are 20 years off. It will take 10 years to develop the field so we better get started soon.