Some Perspective on Drilling in The Artic Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)

Shown here is something from a superb presentation on ANWR that was received in an e-mail.

A new pipeline across Alaska isn't required since the location for drilling in ANWR is about 160 miles from the North Slope Prudhoe Bay pipeline where it would be connected. Second the wildlife loves the pipeline since it is heated and provides a shelter during the worst times during the winter. Maybe another question should be asked. …

FIRST: do you know what ANWR is? (ANWR) Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Now a comparison And some perspective Note where the proposed Development is. It's only in the "ANWR Coastal Plain. Photograph of ANWR Isn't ANWR Beautiful? Why should we drill here and destroy this beautiful place? Well that's not exactly the truth.   That is what you are usually shown, but, do you remember the map? The map showed that the proposed drilling area is in the ANWR Coastal Plain, do that photographs look like a coastal plain to you? So, What is going on here? The answer is simple, that is NOT where they propose to drill.. This is what the proposed Exploration area ACTUALLY looks like in winter and this is what it  ACTUALLY looks like in the summer. Here is a screen shot from Google Earth. As you can see the area where they are talking about drilling is a BARREN WASTELAND.   Oh? And they say they are concerned about the effect on the local wildlife! So, how about that depleted wildlife situation crated by drilling around Prudhoe bay? Here is a photo shot during summer. Here's that same spot during winter. This bear seems to really hate the pipeline near Prudhoe Bay. The Prudhoe bay area accounts for 17% of U.S. domestic oil production . Now that you know you have been told lies, what are you going to do about it?