Do you think we should drill for oil in the Alaskan wildlife refuge?

The thing that Republicans don’t bother to tell people when there drooling over drilling in the wildlife refuge is that it estimated to have a little over a years supply of oil in it. So in my opinion the cost isn’t worth the gain. The refuge has a estimated 1.9 billion barrels of oil and the U.S. consumes 19.6 million barrels of oil a DAY.Do you think we should drill for oil in the Alaskan wildlife refuge?
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is home to some of the most diverse and spectacular wildlife in the arctic. The Refuge's rich pageant of wildlife includes 36 fish species, 36 land mammals, nine marine mammals, and more than 160 migratory and resident bird species. If we drill there, the different species that are already there will be subjected to dangerous conditions and therefore will be on the verge of extinction…if they are not already. If should be left alone.Do you think we should drill for oil in the Alaskan wildlife refuge?
no. I agree with you. They just want to help their buddies make more money on federal land and have the tax payers pay for the ';exploration'; and then exploit those same tax payers by charging $3 a gallon (with record breaking profits). Additionally, they don't have to pay any kind of sur tax or usage tax for using OUR federal lands for personal profit.


Not to mention that it would ruin the habitat for 100's of species.
No there is plenty of oil in Los Angelas and off shore in CA.





Alaska is to far away. We could level Watts and pump oil from South Central LA.





Go big Red Go
It should be done as a temporary solution to slow the problem but alternative fuels need to be developed for the long term solution.
Yes! My name is George Bush and I love to drill anywhere and anytime.





No.
No. we should plant it in hemp and produce ethanol, year after year after year.





And sadly, your estimate may be off, I've seen figures over 20 Million barrels a day.


FYI: I said hemp instead of corn because one acre of hemp will produce the same amount of ethanol as 10 acres of corn. Ever ask the question, what % of this country is going to have to become farm land in order to feed that 20 MM B/d hunger? Try 50+%
Sure we should go ahead and drill, lord knows that all those SUV drivers with 1 or 2 people in the car need the fuel. Oh by the way there might be oil in the Grand Canyon and maybe even under Half Dome in Yosemite too.
Where did you get your ';facts';?. The USGS estimates that 10.4 billion barrels are recoverable from ANWR alone. There's also a nearby area that has about the same amount, that was OK'd for drilling by Congress about 80 years ago, that has never been touched. (Your number on daily consumption is about right). This information is readily available on Yahoo.





Let's round the numbers to 20 billion barrels recoverable versus 20 million barrels daily usage. That's 1000 days, or a 3 year supply if we don't use oil from any other source. Now ';in your opinion the cost isn't worth the gain';. Are you a professional and do you really have ANY IDEA AT ALL of the cost or the benefit?
Drill
They are drilling all over Utah, Wy and Co right now. Bush has opened all federal land to be drilled !! Do some reading on where they are drilling right now in the USA!!!!! From Bad to Worse - Colorado BLM to Hold the Largest Lease Sale in State History


BLM recently announced that on Tuesday, May 11 th the state office will hold the largest oil %26amp; gas lease sale in Colorado history, exceeding last quarter's record-setting sale by over 27,000 acres or approximately 43 square miles. Up for grabs is 196,735 acres of national public land in 172 parcels (the February 2006 sale included 169,602 acres in 157 parcels). Northwest Colorado will be hardest hit by the sale, in which 118,000 acres are slated for sale in Moffat County alone.More information, including maps showing leases in Forest Service roadless areas, photos of some of the threatened Forest Service roadless areas, is available at http://www.roadless.net/ - click on “ Oil %26amp; Gas Leases Threaten Roadless Areas ” near the upper right portion of the page. Read This !!!
YES!!! And also under the Los Angeles City Hall and the Gulf of Mexico and in your back yard.
i don't think it's worth it
so what you are saying is that one source, domesticically, would account for a ten percent decline in imports of crude? And you think that is not worth it?





Let us see.....





65$ a barrell, 1,900,000,000 barrels, translates to almost 130,000,000,000 dollars, and you call that insignificant?





I would love to have yor check-book.
Bush will probably drill.He normally screws up.
No - I think we should find a better way to run our lives. Oil bites.
No but I think someone should shove some oil up george bush's @$$ Ok so maybee that wasnt very nice but you get the point.
We should drill werever we have to for a resource that is essential to our economy. Even if we convert all of our cars to hydrogen or electric or something else, we will still need massive amounts of oil. Many industries, especially the plastics and petrochemical, require oil.





What is the risk to a couple of carribou when compared to the risk of a near total economic collapse and a 30s like depression. People seriously need to get their priorities straight.
Check your facts...I don't believe that is right, and estimates have been more than 15 years, not one year....iand by your stats, that would be about 3 months....when you argue, you ought to get everything right, even your story and figures right....hell, you can't even argue this point right....one year...HA!!!!
A Wildlife refuge should not be used to drill for oil. Those types of places are there for a reason, to save life, not for big oil companies to come in and kill off the animals and deplete a natural resource. To make a short answer long, NO, They should not drill in that type of an area.
I am in favor of getting our oil anywhere but the mid East, and converting to something else to power our society.
yes and your #s are wrong in the senate proposal its 10.4 Billion barrels and the proposal is to open for drilling and EXPLORATION who knows what the final #s will be perhaps you are quoting the yearly production which is close to your #