Why isn't ANWR an issue anymore? I haven't heard or seen mention of it for ages, which seems odd since oil is getting so spendy. Has the cost of oil (and OPEC's apparent disinterest in increasing production) changed anyone's mind about ANWR?

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It's about perception.

perception ?

Are there bigger stories on the newswire ? gas price news stories themselves seem to be all over the place

Why hasn't someone other than the normal oil pundits (whomever they are) mentioned ANWAR again ?

Or is it not a viable alternative ? (too long a lead time, wouldnt help prices enough, the green lobby got that place locked down forever...)

(I realize that what we/I am asking is: "why don't news outlets cover what I think they should be" ...and thats probably the beginning of the answer =)


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It is about perception for this reason: When the majority of people think about oil in the arctic, what image do they see in their minds? Is it a dime cheaper gas at the pump or an oil-covered baby otter on a cobble beach in Valdes Alaska?

A friend of mine just moved from Texas to Florida. In Texas he worked for a company that drills for oil. He said they are drilling for oil big time, he was around the Houston area.

The whole Gulf of Mexico & most Gulf states --except FL. Cuba and China are handling the drilling off Florida. That should be reassuring to the Floridians who oppose American-sanctioned companies overseen by the US gov. Great job, Florida!

B

for those needing a little history..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_National_Wildlife_Refuge

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Not mine, I've been for drilling there all along. I'd be shocked if it ever happened, though, since the public has been told that it's pristine arctic wilderness and any drilling will lead to the certain death of any critters.

High oil prices should solve all of our environmental ills since it forces people to cut down on their driving and consumption. It should be celebrated.

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So will the devil. Unfortunately, his assistance does come with a price. You want high prices, ok. How about this. For every gallon of fuel you buy, dump a dollar into my personal fund. That will foce you to cut down on your driving and consumption, right?

So it solves the environmental problem (lets pretend), will it cause other problems in it's wake? Only a moron would think that a fix or attempted fix at one end will only bring good.

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Would drilling in ANWR reduce the price of oil? My guess is that the output from that field would be insufficient to affect the worldwide oil market.

To me, drilling in ANWR would do little other than help deplete our oil reserves. I have never understood why that would be in our national interest.

Without really knowing what is there, it would be hard to say. "Experts" have said the well was dry before and later it was producing. They are a guess, at best.

If it is an oil reserve, you are going to have to drill it sooner or later otherwise, it is meaningless. What are you keeping it for? For a more dire time than now?

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Yes. I would rather use up everyone else's reserves.

X2. Those creeps will keep raising the price as long as we will pay what their shoving down out throats. Glad I can walk to work.

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I should have made my sarcasm more clear.

The same politicians lamenting and opposing any new domestic drilling or refining are the same ones whining about high gas prices and our dependence on foreign oil.

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Read this:
Study: ANWR oil would have little impact
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4542853/

As long as people are driving 15 mpg guzzlers to the office and grocery store, I don't want to see any additional domestic drilling. First let gas prices rise to the point where enough people have changed their habits.

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