Comments on: Beck, Boehner: Arctic Refuge Is A ‘Wasteland,’ Wildlife ‘Couldn’t Care Less’ About Drilling

By: michael.mckee

michael.mckee — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:41:51 +0000

Do people really think that after opening anwr and the ocs that oil companies will immediately jump in, build multiple oil rigs and flood the market with oil? If the current high prices are due to lack of supply and high demand, wouldn’t it be against the oil companies best interest to drill more, or at most, drill just enough? At the end of the day they are a publicly traded company that only cares about profit to earnings ratios.

As I see it, this is nothing more than a land grab. They want the power to control supply and demand and set market prices at a point that makes them the most money. They know once Bush is gone, so is anwr. I’m optimistic that big oil’s golden years are numbered…hopefully. :)

By: arctichiker

arctichiker — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:33:02 +0000

Big oil companies are spending their big bucks to get big liars like Bush, and Boehner , and use big mouths like Becker to spin misinformation about oil and animals in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. I’ve backpacked there this year and last year and have seen tens of thousands of caribou trying to reach the coastal plain, and many more birds, whose lives depend on this 1.5 million acre corner of the Arctic refuge for their existence. Amazing how many Americans are willing to destroy their beaches and last remaining pristine wilderness areas just to save a few cents on a gallon of gas in 10 years. If this is the new American majority/morality–people unwilling to slow down, inflate tires, and walk more, which would save more oil than can be drilled from the entire North Slope–America is doomed.

By: ucsbclassics53

ucsbclassics53 — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:56:26 +0000

The point I want to make 136, is that it is misleading for sites like anwr.org to talk about the 2000 acres as minute and unnoticeable…

I will agree to disagree with you.

By: motorazor

motorazor — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:22:52 +0000

okay ucsbclassics53 you have a point that the oil companies never said the 2000 acres would be in one area. however, even with roads connecting all of them the percentage would be nowhere near 1% of the total land in anwr. that would leave plenty of room for your precious caribou.

By: stateofthedivision

stateofthedivision — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:01:11 +0000

Oil spills onto ice, climate among Arctic risks

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSL57495620080725

By: ucsbclassics53

ucsbclassics53 — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:37:00 +0000

I believe we also have an oil shale field somewhere that has 2-3 times the oil in Saudi Arabia…

By: ucsbclassics53

ucsbclassics53 — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:30:33 +0000

Let’s say ANWR held 20 billion barrels of oil to be generous. Considering our annual consumption, that would last us 3-4 years…

By: ucsbclassics53

ucsbclassics53 — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:20:16 +0000

yeah you conservatives have really sold your soul to Big Oil haven’t you? If you could look past the lies and money that Big Oil give you, then maybe you could understand that your 2000 acres is a deceptive figure…ANWR Drilling = 99 cent gallon gas? Is that what you believe? Big Oil wants you to believe that only a minute percentage of the whole refuge would be impacted…one tiny area…Not so…those 2000 acres would be spread out over the whole area. What is going to connect those 2000 acres? Pipelines like an intricate spider web…Where does it say that 2000 acres would be limited to one area? Do you really think that 2000 acres in one spot would be enough to develop ANWR fully? oF COURSE not, it would be spread out over several areas…

Are roads included in the acres limit? Don’t you need roads to connect those various drilling areas, some which won’t even be 50 acres?

By: motorazor

motorazor — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:28:20 +0000

you liberals really have sold your souls to the environmentalists haven’t you? if you could look past the lies and money that environmentalists give you than maybe you would understand why we need to drill in anwr. first of all only 2000 acres of the 19 million will be drilled on. that is only .001% of the total wildlife refuge. if the oil drilling did effect them, than they could go to the other 99.999% of land that is left over. also, why would oil companies like BP, exxon mobile, and countless others sell the oil to other countries when it is connected to the u.s. via the pipeline? it is just stupid to do such a thing because it would be so inconvenient. Drilling in anwr would also create thousands of more jobs that are needed in the struggling economy.

By: ucsbclassics53

ucsbclassics53 — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:40:41 +0000

The acreage includes vast stretches of land that spread out over Nevada and reach north and east over the Rockies, thinning as they stretch toward Canada to disparate specs on the map.

Link

By: dixie blood

dixie blood — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:59:14 +0000

Jim,

When you live in the dark most of the year…well….you know…

By: dixie blood

dixie blood — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:56:47 +0000

And the RePugniScums still rule and ruin Alaska!!!!!

And what have you done? NOTHING!! The RePugniScums are your enemy not me!! But, you don’t get that!!

Keep it up moron…you just can’t handle the truth can you you!!!

By: dixie blood

dixie blood — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:35:07 +0000

Jim,

Was your school on the Exxon Valdez? Or in an Igloo?

By: dixie blood

dixie blood — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:29:32 +0000

Jim Wilke Says:
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I was born in Alaska. I’ve lived here all my life. I care about this state and it’s future very deeply.

So why is your state and it’s representitives so corrupt…

have you done nothing to help your own state fight off the corrupt RePugniScum government you should abhor??

Ted Stevens his son…don’t get me started moron!!!!

By: dixie blood

dixie blood — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:09:16 +0000

More moronic crap from the King!

It is about Alaska oil.

You are right just once in your pathetic life. But here’s your troll dropping off topic sh\t I compalined about and you are TTTOOOOOO STUUUUPID to UNDERSTAND!!!!

“Just a guess but I’ll go out on a limb and say that you have been to Alaska as many times as Obama.”

It is not about who’s been to Alaska MORON!!!! OT for sure a$$wipe!!

How many times have you even cared about Alaska????

Much less been there troll!!

Keep trying…you make it easy to recruit NOT RePugniScums!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: dixie blood

dixie blood — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:44:19 +0000

Jim Wilke Says:
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Dixie, thanks for helping to raise the level of discourse here.

Just a guess but I’ll go out on a limb and say that you have been to Alaska as many times as Obama.

Y’all,

Observe the typical troll turd (above comment) that we see here so oftne…off topic, stupid to the core…it’s just a joy to see such a perfect specimen of troll droppings.

You are a completely perfect fascist troll! Keep up the good work!!

By: dixie blood

dixie blood — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:28:54 +0000

Jim,

Do you practice your stupidity or does it just come natural? You know, a God given touch?

By: dixie blood

dixie blood — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:27:02 +0000

Jim at 114,

You are dumber than a bag of hammers, more active than a diarrhea attack and more useless to this nation than a used condom.

Go away before you hurt your brain here!

By: ucsbclassics53

ucsbclassics53 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:34:59 +0000

Thank oil companies that refuse to drill in their 68 million acres for $4.50 a gallon…

By: swimmergal44

swimmergal44 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:56:43 +0000

Hey “stateofthedivision” Yeah! Why don’t you come down to Louisiana and check out the wildlife for yourself. We have plenty and they are not being affected by drilling. You ought to see how many alligators we have in the bayous, eagles, owls, nutria, racoons, bobcats, deer, etc.. are all around. I know personally because I own 90 acres of the land and see them for myself. I travel up and down the bayou areas and take lots of pictures. I’ll send some to you if you would like. I have plenty pics of eagles, hawks, and owls too.

swimmergal