ShrubCo is set on ripping a nice big hole in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Why? Because they are oil mad morons who think that they can do any damned thing they want. Why not? John Kerry was kind enough to provide four good reasons why not.
The second reason is plenty enough for me though. Destroying a pristine wilderness for a six month supply of oil that we'll get in 10 years? That doesn't just not compute, its fuckin' moronic.
- The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's 19 million acres comprise one of the last places on earth where an intact expanse of arctic and sub arctic lands remains protected.
- Drilling in the Arctic Refuge can't make even a small dent in meeting America's energy needs. U.S. Geological Survey scientists estimate that there is very likely only enough oil to supply America's needs for six months. And oil companies admit that, even that, won't be available for at least 10 years.
- An irreplaceable natural treasure, the Arctic Refuge is home to caribou, polar bears, grizzly bears, wolves, golden eagles, snow geese and more. Millions of other birds use the Arctic Refuge to nest and as a critical staging area on their migratory journeys.
- Of course, the Arctic Refuge supports more than wildlife. For a thousand generations, the Gwich'in people of Northeast Alaska and Northwest Canada have depended on it and lived in harmony with it. To them, the Arctic Coastal Plain is sacred ground.
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