... finally on January 22nd, 2004, the Bush administration decided to open 8.8 million acres of Alaska's North Slope to oil and gas development. Given today's oil-dependent world, as well as the tremendous government deficit, the rewards for Alaskan oil drilling heavily outweigh the risks. There are several reasons why Alaska, ... economic activity associated with ANWR oil production will generate almost $29.2 billion in new Federal revenues and almost $31.4 billion in new state revenues for a total of over $60.5 billion. Given our country's tremendous debt due to war spending, these numbers ...

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... reduce the "Footprint" effect Fact: Oil and gas development remains an intrusive industrial process. The physical "footprint" of the existing North Slope oil facilities and roads covers about 10,000 acres, but industrial complex extends across an 800 square mile region, nearly 100 miles from east to west. As new oil fields are developed, it continues to grow. They argue this ... power, and hydroelectric power. They claim No Negative Impacts on Animals Fact: The 1002 Area is critically important to the ecological integrity of the whole Artic Refuge, providing essential habitats for numero...

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