[Sarah Barracuda]

The only ones against it are those Environmental freaks who think that ANWR is full of roses and seashells and need to be preserved

[rockinqsranch]

“The only ones against it are those Environmental freaks who think that ANWR is full of roses and seashells and need to be preserved.”

Or perhaps those “Environmental Freaks”, which I agree they are suppose that mankind is the ultimate scourge to an otherwise pristine Planet Earth, and that mankind’s success is based upon the consumption of energies fueled by oil, therefore oil must become unavailable, and then mankind will wither and fall, the Earth will return to its natural, healthy, organic, state, and the survivors can hold hands and dance to and fro in the rolling green meadows under the azure skies eating carrots, and celery sticks singing Kumbayah.

[TiaS]

It may not be full of roses but drilling will introduce a new culture with little or no regard for the wildlife there -- that is the problem. I have seen it where a worker in a pickup and tool trailer, just for the thrill of it, deliberately raced his engine and ran through a group of stone sheep. some were only a few hours old.

There is a huge wilderness up there, that's not the problem, it's what the people will do and how it will affect the animals.

One thing for sure, they'll have to increase the number of wildlife protection people.

[cookcounty]

"The only ones against it are those Environmental freaks "

But they have influence and power. The argument for ANWR needs to have a strong environmentalist component, and this is it:

We can drill clean with strong oversight in Alaska, or we can drill unregulated and despoil the river deltas of Africa:

Which one is more "planet-friendly"?