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Attention enviromentalists
The Republicans have snuck into the budget...drilling in Anwar. This budget has not been finalized...but the President has said that he will sign it when it is.
Because it is not finalized...all of you environmentalists...need to contact your congressman...via phone...fax...e-mail...or snail mail...immediately...to protest the drilling.
I for one am against drilling in Anwar for several reasons...but one primary reason is the amount of oil that is estitmated to be there. The estimates range from 5 billion to 16 billion barrels (how much of that can be recovered and remain financially viable is another guess).
When US consumption is somewhere around 20 million barrels per day...you can do the math and see that the high estimate for Anwar would not support US consumption for much more than two years.
It is predicted that if the development of Anwar began today it would not be producing oil for ten years. What will US consumption be in ten years time?
If you think that the environmental dangers out weigh the potential benefits then...once again...contact your Congressman immediately.
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