*It contains some of the most diverse wildlife in the arctic, including 36 fish species, 36 land mammals, nine marine mammals, and over 160 bird species.
*ANWR was established in 1960 for the purpose of preserving it's vital and unique wildlife. It was NOT originally set aside as an oil field but as a haven for
animals in a land which humanity made but little impression.
*Wilderness and oil development cannot coexist together. Oil drilling will PERMANENTLY sacrifice
the untamed and untouched beauty of ANWR.
* The oil recovered from prospected drilling sites in ANWR is estimated to sell for $16.00 per barrel. The average price is $20.00-$25.00. At the reported $16.00 price, there is no economically recoverable oil in ANWR.
There is a 50% chance of finding $24.00 per barrel oil. However, then we will only have enough for a 9 months supply of oil! In other words, no one knows how much oil is in ANWR. They can only estimate and guess....and even with these estimates we still don't know how much the oil will sell for.
* The oil found in ANWR will be sold at the World Market Value. Therefore, the oil will not be any cheaper for Americans than oil from Iraq or even Afghanistan.
* The North Slope Oil facilities have left a lasting mark on the landscape in Alaska. The roads and buildings cover an 800 sq. mile area. The 100 mile wide prospected drilling site in ANWR is more than 30 miles away from a gravel road or oil support facilities. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, possible oil reserves may be located in many small amounts in complex geological formations, rather than in one giant field as was discovered at Prudhoe Bay. Consequently, development in ANWR would have a large number of small production sites spread across the Refuge, connected by many roads, pipelines, power plants, processing facilities, loading docks, dormitories, airstrips, gravel pits, utility lines, landfills, and housing for the workers. Therefore, when the government speaks of a pipeline in ANWR, realize that this isn't just a little pipeline. It will be an invasion of people, buildings, roads, pollution, and excessive harm for the wildlife.
* Effects of drilling in ANWR may be disturbing the wildlife, acid rain, water contamination, soil contamination, and possible oil spills.
