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To: JDN who wrote (451511)	9/2/2003 7:36:19 AM
From: John Carragher	Respond to of 769670

"the only people who will witness the intrusion of Big Oil will be the wealthiest of tourists, who can afford to charter bush planes" Doesn't sound like a very objective report to me... When he brings charter bush planes into his review of drilling. do you think this person wrote to express his objections of drilling before the trip... You could be right maybe he didn't even make the trip.. It could be another nytime fable written from some bar in nyc.

To: JDN who wrote (451511)	9/2/2003 12:58:23 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

I seriously doubt the author was anywhere NEAR where the actual drilling would take place. His comment, "Oil drilling, if it happened, would not occur throughout the 19.5-million-acre refuge (about as big as South Carolina), but in a 1.5-million-acre coastal strip. The Gwich'in depend for sustenance on the Porcupine herd's 120,000 caribou, which calve in the coastal area. You doubt he was there? How can you possibly make such a statment without a map and coordinates? I understand the Gwich'in fears, but my guess is that the caribou would do fine with drilling." is so far off base its LAUGHABLE if it wasnt such a serious subject. Its not roughly 10% but actually way under 1/2 of 1% that would be effected in any way. jdn You guess? Sorry if your guessing doesn't reassure me.