Do you know what ANRW is? ANRW is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Offshore drilling has started to get some serious attention.  Bush has agreed to allow it but Congress is blocking it.  Democrats, Green Peace, Tree Huggers and Gore want you to believe that ANRW drilling is going to cause major wildlife and environment issues.  They want you to believe that drilling here is a huge risk and the oil/gas companies just want to make another buck out of it.  Oil/Gas companies are trying to prove to everyone and provide actual facts that drilling in the ANRW is a good plan, not a bad plan.  These companies spend millions upon millions to do wildlife/environment studies to ensure that they leave the land intact and do not disrupt mother nature and her children.  So who do you believe?  Who is lying and who is telling the truth?  Well I am here today to help provide you with some information that maybe will help you see the big picture and what is hiding in the lies.  As I have stated in previous posts before, [1] Natural Gas and [2] Global Warning Bigfoot, I firmly believe that the truth needs ot be heard.  Taking someones words and not following up on them is crazy.  You are basically listening to them tell you their story without actual facts to back them up.

Back to the ANRW issue.  If the US has a way to drill for fossil fuels and we can do this without going to other countries for it, then why is this a bad thing?  If it means a way to help boost the economy and lower oil prices, then why is this a bad thing?  If it can be done with very little environment and wildlife disruption, then why not start drilling?  To answer this, I want you to ask yourself these questions after reading this article.

First of all, let’s take a look at the comparison of the Alaska and ANRW to the United States.
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Here is a picture to give you some perspective of where the proposed drilling will take place.
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Now to give you an idea of the proposed drilling, it is located in the ANRW Coastal Plain.
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When you actually look at these photos, it shows that the proposed drilling is only 2,000 acres out of 19 million acres.  That is not a whole lot to say the least.  To me, if this helps the US in any way, I say we move forward.  But I still want you to think for yourself.

The following pictures are what the Democrats, Green Peace and Liberals what you to see ANRW as.
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Now these pictures are amazing and beautiful, but is there something we are missing here?  Do you remember the map from before?  The proposed drilling is on the coastal plains.  Where is the coast in these pictures?  Where exactly are these pictures taken from?

So what exactly does the proposed drilling site look like?  I am glad you asked.  Here is a few pictures of the proposed drilling area.
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Now that looks more like the plains by the coast.

Now for some pictures of Prudhoe Bay during the summer and during the winter.  As you can see, the Caribou are roaming like they should during a normal day in Caribou land.  There is also a picture of a bear just cruising the pipeline in the Prudhoe Bay area.
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So at some point you have to ask yourself why the Democrats would lie about such a place and proposition.  Do you remember when Al “Hamburglar” Gore said that the Government should work to artificially raise gas prices to $5.00/gallon?  Well, in my book they have not only almost reached that goal…they will more than likely pass that goal by years end.

I want you all to understand one thing about the Democrat’s, Green Peace, and Liberal’s of the world.  For the most part, they are always out to make themselves look better in some way shape or form.  Are the Republican’s perfect?  No, and I would never say that either.  What does need to happen is that the Oil/Gas companies need the American people to step up and force the truth out of the Government.  We need answers and proof.

I am only one man with one voice.  I just hope you take the time to read the facts and think for yourself.  Challenge me to any facts you like, that is what a debate is about.  I do not want to force my story on you, I just want you to have your own story.  Think for yourself.