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The US wants to extract oil from Alaska ......




by jean63 » 26/05/06, 00:27

Nothing to give a damn about planet earth, global warming and other nonsense : Evil: , oil, always oil only oil ........ at any cost ===>

USA: House Still Wants To Drill Oil On Alaska Reserve
25 / 05 22: 10
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The US House of Representatives voted again Thursday to open an Alaska nature reserve, the ANWR (Arctic national wildlife refuge), for oil drilling, a measure pushed for more than ten years by the Republican Party.

By 225 votes to 200, with the contribution of thirty votes from the Democratic opposition, the House of Representatives voted to authorize drilling in the ANWR.

"This is not an absolute parade for America's energy problems, but it represents one of the main components of the supply-demand equation, which seems to have paralyzed the American left for more than ten years," said the Republican Richard Pombo, one of the main proponents of this initiative.

It is the 12th time since 1995 that the House of Representatives voted in favor of oil drilling in the ANWR, one of the promises of President George W. Bush's first presidential campaign in 1995.

The Republican majority believed last year to find a way to thwart opposition to the Senate of a coalition of Democrats and moderate Republicans opposed to this measure by putting it in a budget text, but this maneuver had failed in the last session days, a few days before Christmas.

AFP / Wanadoo source
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by Other » 26/05/06, 04:09

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They have just inaugurated the opening of a gigantic open-pit bituminous sand mine that has been several kms and big, in Alberta Canada. the oil reserve would be as large as that of Arabia, but we can no longer trust the figures announced by the companies and (daily)
Bojoursvous de Levis who is strong in statics could tell us more, if the Hells Angels do not celebrate too much in his city at the end of the week. (off topic)

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by bojourvous5094 » 06/06/06, 03:01

Andre Hello
Bojoursvous de Levis who is strong in statics could tell us more, if the Hells Angels do not celebrate too much in his city at the end of the week. (off topic)
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Hello to you André :!: : Lol:
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Resources coveted for 20 years


The oil industry has been trying for more than two decades to gain access to these oil resources valued at several billion barrels. The American administration estimates that these reserves can provide to its country 1 million barrels per day, that is to say approximately 5% of the daily exports of oil of the United States.

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On March 24, 1989, the tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling more than 42 tonnes of crude oil.
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The US Senate decision could also have an impact on Alaska's neighbors, British Columbia and the Yukon. We will remember the sinking of the Exxon Valdez, which caused an ecological disaster.

In British Columbia, this decision is welcomed by those who advocate oil and gas exploration off the coast of the province.

However, the Canadian government still refuses to lift the moratorium even though Victoria would like to receive the revenues that the exploitation of these resources would generate.
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source: http://radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/Intern ... aska.shtml
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by bojourvous5094 » 06/06/06, 03:09

More information on Alaska : Arrowd:

In Alaska, the opening of protected areas for oil drilling continues. President Bush believes that 10 billion barrels can be extracted from the Arctic National Wildlife area, and, he says, "almost without impact on the environment and wildlife". In addition to the environmental aspect, the Democratic senators - who voted against the text - denounced the economic nonsense of these new boreholes. John Kerry said that "this measure would have no effect on the country's energy supply in the long term," while Democratic Senator Richard Durbin estimated the potential oil production at only 2,5% of the needs of the United States.

Already, last January, an area protected since the 80s by a decision of the Reagan administration, had been opened for drilling. Located in the northeastern part of Alaska, this area constitutes an important protection area for migratory birds, marine mammals and caribou. But the ever-increasing oil needs of the United States have got the better of these 2,89 million hectares, which are now open to petroleum exploration and which are added to the 6 million hectares taken in the "National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska" (NPRA) zone, exploited since 1923. "American energy dependence grows each year and the reserves contained in the NPRA can contribute in the long term to increase our energy production and stabilize prices", said Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior, responsible for national parks. "As our economy continues to grow, US oil consumption is expected to increase by a third over the next twenty years, and our demand for electricity by 45%," he said to justify the plan. President Bush's energy security law. "At the current rate of American growth and its energy dependence, oil imports will represent 62% of demand by 2020, compared to 53% today.
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Source; http://www.novethic.fr/novethic/site/ar ... p?id=88164
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by Targol » 06/06/06, 09:31

bojourvous5094 wrote:"almost without impact on the environment and wildlife"


Me, it's the "almost" that I like. In the mouths of politicians, this word is the door open to all rubbish : Evil:

But hey, this good old W repeated it: "the standard of living of the Americans is not negotiable" ... even if it means rotting the planet then some seals and penguins ...
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