... drilling in ANWR: Only a tiny amount of the section proposed for exploration would actually be involved in drilling. Exploration and production would only affect about 2,000 acres, 0.01% of the 19.5 million acres of ANWR. 17.5 million acres of ANWR lie in the protected enclave that cannot be developed. The ... area potentially could produce 1.5 million barrels of oil per day for at least a quarter of a century, thereby ... Decades--old diesel spill sites still show little regrowth of vegetation. Gravel fill, excavation and waste disposal alone have destroyed 17,000 acres of wildlife a...

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