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To: American Spirit who wrote (1383)	7/5/2004 1:31:33 PM
From: Bearcatbob	Respond to of 4965

Boy kerry spirit was that left wing divise rhetoric. I guess all the union workers who built the oil facilities in Alaska can count on the spirit of kerry to prevent them being able to make a good wage there. Oh I am sorry - I forgot - you do not want employment you want an issue. Ms kerry spirit - you are evil and selfish!

To: American Spirit who wrote (1383)	7/5/2004 3:53:40 PM
From: Bearcatbob	Respond to of 4965

If ANWR was a state, it would be larger than 10 other states; anwr.org Size of ANWR relative to U.S. states: 1. ANWR 19.0 million acres Portion of ANWR permanently closed to development (Wilderness & Refuge) 17.5 million 2. West Virginia 15.5 3. Maryland 6.6 4. Vermont 6.1 5. New Hampshire 5.9 6. Massachusetts 5.3 7. New Jersey 4.9 8. Hawaii 4.1 9. Connecticut 3.2 Area proposed for exploration 1.5 million 10. Delaware 1.3 11. Rhode Island .7

To: American Spirit who wrote (1383)	7/5/2004 3:57:54 PM
From: Bearcatbob	Respond to of 4965

The issue of oil and gas leasing in the 8 percent of ANWR represented by the Coastal Plain should not be considered, therefore, as an "either/or" decision with respect to preservation of important fish and wildlife resources. The record of other petroleum development on the North Slope supports application of multiple use management concepts in ANWR. Nevertheless, in issuing its decision with regard to future management of the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Congress will be faced with the challenge of reconciling diverse goals, national needs for additional domestic energy supplies, the national need and interest in preservation of wilderness or nearly wild lands, and the promise (in ANCSA and ANILCA) to Alaska Natives regarding continued availability of subsistence fish and wildlife resources. These goals are not, however, mutually exclusive. Given the oil and gas exploration and production technology existing today, the ANWR Coastal Plain can be opened to leasing that is consistent with all of these important requirements. anwr.org