The "Truth" About ANWR: Tell It All, Sarah James

[pRIMrose]

By Thomas Humber
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September 21, 2005

Larry Schweiger, President of the National Wildlife Federation, has e-mailed supporters that Sarah James, spokesperson for the Gwich'in tribe of native Alaskans, is in Washington to tell Congress the "truth" about proposed oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and will stay there until Congress votes. Gwich'in objections to drilling have been the centerpiece of environmentalist opposition for years.

It's a compelling story. A poor Alaskan native tribe, calling itself "the Caribou people," fights desperately to save the Porcupine Caribou herd, which roams the region, providing the tribe's sustenance. But that is not the whole story; it is far from the whole truth.

Source (http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/guest/2005/th_09211.shtml)

[Bigdog]

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr class="standard"><td>Quote </td></tr><tr class="standard"><td class="QUOTE">No brief piece can tell the whole story regarding ANWR, oil exploration, the Porcupine Caribou or the Gwich'in. We'll leave that to Sarah James. Mr. Schweiger has promised she will tell Congress the truth. She should tell it all, because this country needs the oil, the more than 200 Alaskan tribes who support exploration need the economic development, and the shameless, deceptive fear-mongering that has stalled exploration for more than a decade needs to end.[/QUOTE]

Indeed, the difference between &quot;telling the truth&quot; and &quot;telling it all&quot; can be vast.
In any case, her version of the truth will be liberaly salted with spin and manufactured &quot;facts&quot;.

[Charie]

I hope that a lot of representatives from the other tribes show up, too, so the legislators get more than one skewed view.

If Jimmy and Rosalyn would stop flying around the world in jet planes to gaze upon this remote scenic beauty that is not able to be seen by us peasants, perhaps there would be enough fuel for the rest of us!! <span style='font-size:7.01pt;line-height:100%'>end of low blows and on to the truth</span>

This excuse for a caring human being who thinks he's helping all the world and man, needs a reality check because his attitude, which seems to be that we all need his help to survive, is lodged in a rich man's perspective.

[Ben_Colder]

My son (Adopted) is full blood Alaska native. He was born in Kotzebue, AK in 1969. He gets news letters from Alaska that cover all tribes. There is not one article against drilling.The revenue from drilling would be a great benefit for my son and all Alaska Natives.In fact the entire state would benefit.

[pRIMrose]

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr class="standard"><td>Quote </td></tr><tr class="standard"><td class="QUOTE">The revenue from drilling would be a great benefit for my son and all Alaska Natives.In fact the entire state would benefit.
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This is absolutely true - and it should have been done years ago.

My only concern is, I've heard that the old will be sold to foreigners and that except for the economic gains in employment, the people in this country (in general) will not get any appreciable benefit for this oil. Has anyone else heard this?

[Mary-Lou]

http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/usflag22.gif http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/usflag22.gif http://www.gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/usflag22.gif Oh so NOW the Alaskan Natives are the DARLING of the enviro-wackos? Why just a few years ago, the econazis wanted them to stop the ancient time honored tribal practice of hunting whales and clubbing seals!

Snowmobiles run on GASOLINE, BTW.

[Engineer Scott]

I've heard the same things, pRIM. About all it will do is keep our balance of trade from becoming further unbalanced.

Scotty

[Old Man]

I think it is well to remember that the price of oil is determined by &quot;global supply&quot; and &quot;global demand.&quot; The oil from new drilling, regardless of where it is shipped to has an effect on lowering the price.

It may well be, we can import oil cheaper from Venezuela than from Alaska. So, while we sell the Alaskan oil to, say China, or Japan, which are closer to Alaska for shipping than Venezuela or Saudi Arabia, the net effect is still to our advantage. The real benefit to us would be from the huge shale fields in the West that aren't recoverable unless prices stay up in this range. At least above $40 a barrel. We may see, once they are in operation, oil at $45 since the start up expenses would be covered by current prices and later increases in production would ease the supply/demand problem we now have.

[whozis]

&quot;You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free!&quot;

Wow!

Love these in-depth, behind-the-scenes reports!