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Why Drilling in ANWAR Matters

ANWR drilling is a contentious subject often debated during elections and in political circles.  It takes a decent understanding of all the issues involved to join the discussion.

The ANWR drilling issue starts in the beautiful state of Alaska.  The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, also known as ANWR, occupies 19 million acres on Alaska’s North Slope.  In 1960 the government named it a protected area and has added even more land since then.  The stated purpose of protecting the area was so resources could be preserved  Why protect resources that can never be used?

ANWR drilling first became an issue when conservationists lost the battle to stop the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.  They turned their attention to the wilderness areas in Alaska that were untouched by the pipeline.  It took place in 1976.  In 1980 President Jimmy Carter signed into law an act that created over 104 million acres of national parks in Alaska.  It allowed drilling in ANWR but only with congressional approval.  The fight was on from both sides.  One wanted to remove the drilling possibility.  The other wanted to cut down the amount of protected land.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service recommended opening ANWR drilling in November of 1986.  It proposed a trade of ANWR land for land owned by Eskimo tribes to accomplish this.  Environmentalists stepped in with concerns about the movement of caribou.  Canada and the US agreed that Canada would be consulted before any drilling took place, which ended discussion of the proposed land swap.

The debate over ANWR drilling continues.  Those for drilling point to the negative impact of US dependence on foreign oil.  What many people don’t realize is that a vast majority of US oil comes from Russia and South America.  Both are rather stable oil suppliers.

Those against ANWR drilling continue to point to environmental concerns.  These are the same types of groups that block the use of salt to melt snow on Oregon roads in the winter.  The result is a drastic increase in the number of accidents and human lives lost.  But the plants around the roads can thrive in the salt free soil.  

It may take a miracle to resolve the issue of ANWR drilling.

Resource Development and Alaska 4/13/2011

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