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To: Rambi who wrote (71815)	6/12/2008 11:48:40 AM
From: Steve Lokness	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542145

Rambi; posted that Caribou population in ANWR has increased since 78. It doesn't seem to have forced them out of the environment. Well heck, might that be because we HAVEN'T allowed drilling in ANWR? steve

To: Rambi who wrote (71815)	6/13/2008 8:35:54 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542145

>>While the proposed new drilling is apparently in an area that might force the caribou to shift their calving fields to a less healthy place, the solution offered is directional drilling coming in from an angle so as not to displace those calving fields. As long as the experts in biology and the environment work hand in hand with the policymakers to avoid destruction, then isn't that the best solution for extreme positions to find common ground?<< Rambi - That would absolutely be a good solution. The problem is that the people who hold the extreme positions don't want to find a solution. They just want to use ANWR as another cudgel in the battle for political advantage. And that includes people on both sides of the argument. Only very rarely do you hear anyone come up with a win/win solution to any of our problems. Personally, I don't see ANWR as having enough value, in terms of reserves, to make it worth expending so much political energy to get it drilled. The oil companies would be better off concentrating their lobbying efforts elsewhere. - Allen