Artic oil

I am writing in response to the environmentalist on the subject of drilling for oil in Alaska's Artic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Their argument is that if we open up ANWR to the oil drilling companies there would be no end. They think if we open up these conservation areas then others could eventually have the same fate. They want to leave this beautiful 1.5 million acre tundra untouched by man and pass on the legacy of preserving America's natural wildlife refuges to the next generation. I don't disagree with everything that they are stating. I have done some research through the U.S.G.S. and various other sources. I have found that the amount of oil that could be economically recovered is estimated at 16 billion barrels of oil and would take approximately 10 years to reach the market. The anti-drilling activist will tell you this, but what they won't tell you are the benefits of drilling for oil in ANWR.

Allowing companies to drill in Alaska's Northern Slope......

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Title: Artic Oil
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