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To: American Spirit who wrote (249403)	4/19/2002 10:55:39 PM
From: rich4eagle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Hey, buddy that message was sent as being sarcastic. Know thy enemy

To: American Spirit who wrote (249403)	4/19/2002 11:04:03 PM
From: PROLIFE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Alaska-based ANWR Coastal Plain development support group declares recent Department of Interior report on ANWR based on fantasy. ANCHORAGE˜ Arctic Power, the Alaskan citizens’ organization lobbying to open the Coastal Plain to responsible development, today challenged the latest DOI report on the ANWR Coastal Plain, which purports to show unacceptable impacts on wildlife from oil development in the area. Roger Herrera, a geologist who has spent forty years associated with the Alaskan Arctic, expressed disappointment at the lack of objectivity in the report. "Once again we see distorted science coming out of the USGS / Fish and Wildlife Service," he said. "It is really sad when government scientists cannot leave their emotions out of their science." The Arctic Wildlife Coastal Plain Terrestrial Research Summaries released today by the DOI U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) report evaluated five fictitious development scenarios, which did not include the environmental protections or the 2,000-acre limitation in last years’ bipartisan U.S. House energy bill, H.R. 4. Scenarios showing the more substantial effect relied heavily on a 15 year-old study that was not able to take into consideration the remarkable advances of new technology for Arctic development. Those scenarios contained a "year-round highway" extending across the Coastal Plain, as well as a "jet-capable regional airport." Neither will ever be constructed, as ice roads and ice runways will be utilized. "I challenge these scientists to come into the new millennium when conducting such research," states Herrera. Those same scenarios factored in intensive production throughout the entire 1002 Coastal Plain area, even though the USGS estimates that more than 80 percent of oil reserves are located in the northwest portion of the 1002 area. The scenarios fail to acknowledge the Bush administration is requiring the most stringent environmental safeguards in history, with exploration limited to winter months to protect breeding, spawning and wildlife migration patterns. Thirty years of extensive development of the Prudhoe Bay area has shown NO impact on wildlife populations. Also ignored are the Native Alaskans living in the area that rely on the caribou, birds and marine mammals for subsistence living. Herrera states "The local Eskimos, who know more about the wildlife of ANWR than anyone are quite comfortable that Coastal Plain development will not impact animals. I will take their expertise over Fish and Wildlife biologists any day." Economists Arlon R. Tussing and Sharman Haley, neither of who is a geologist or petroleum engineer, developed these scenarios. They are patently fictional and bear no relationship to practical reality; using their work discredits the whole report. Arctic Power is a non-profit, pro-development organization funded by private and public sector funds. As Alaska’s largest membership organization, Arctic Power relies heavily on private contributions from individuals and corporations along with grants from the State of Alaska to help forward the group's efforts. ###

To: American Spirit who wrote (249403)	4/19/2002 11:07:22 PM
From: PROLIFE	Respond to of 769670

usgs.gov

To: American Spirit who wrote (249403)	4/19/2002 11:08:40 PM
From: PROLIFE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

TOP 10 REASONS TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT IN ANWR 1. Only 8% of ANWR Would Be Considered for Exploration Only the 1.5 million acre or 8% on the northern coast of ANWR is being considered for development. The remaining 17.5 million acres or 92% of ANWR will remain permanently closed to any kind of development. If oil is discovered, less than 2000 acres of the over 1.5 million acres of the Coastal Plain would be affected. 2. Revenues to the State and Federal Treasury Federal revenues would be enhanced by billions of dollars from bonus bids, lease rentals, royalties and taxes. Estimates in 1995 on bonus bids alone were $2.6 billion. 3. Jobs To Be Created Between 250,000 and 735,000 jobs are estimated to be created by development of the Coastal Plain. 4. Economic Impact Between 1980 and 1994, North Slope oil field development and production activity contributed over $50 billion to the nations economy, directly impacting each state in the union. 5. America's Best Chance for a Major Discovery The Coastal Plain of ANWR is America's best possibility for the discovery of another giant "Prudhoe Bay-sized" oil and gas discovery in North America. U.S. Department of Interior estimates range from 9 to 16 billion barrels of recoverable oil. 6. North Slope Production in Decline The North Slope oil fields currently provide the U.S. with nearly 25% of it's domestic production and since 1988 this production has been on the decline. Peak production was reached in 1980 of two million barrels a day, but has been declining to a current level of 1.4 million barrels a day. 7. Imported Oil too Costly The U.S. imports over 55% of the nation's needed petroleum. These oil imports cost more than $55.1 billion a year (this figure does not include the military costs of protecting that imported supply). These figures are rising and could exceed 65% by the year 2005. 8. No Negative Impact on Animals Oil and gas development and wildlife are successfully coexisting in Alaska's arctic. For example, the Central Arctic Caribou Herd (CACH) at Prudhoe Bay has grown from 3,000 to as high as 23,400 during the last 20 years of operation. In 1995, the Central Arctic Caribou Herd size was estimated to be 18,100 animals. 9. Arctic Technology Advanced technology has greatly reduced the 'footprint" of arctic oil development. If Prudhoe Bay were built today, the footprint would be 1,526 acres, 64% smaller. 10. Alaskans Support More than 75% of Alaskans favor exploration and production in ANWR. The Inupiat Eskimos who live in and near ANWR support onshore oil development on the Coastal Plain.