Drilling the Artic Plain Reply

from JoeUser Forums
Well since dabe will not let me comment on her site, I'll just start a new thread on it. Most of the anti drillers are using old, out dated info. That includes you *myrrander*


early estimates put the amount of recoverable oil in the range of 10 billion barrels


US Geologic Survey estimated 5.7 billion recoverable barrels in 1998. Furthur tests have shown that this number might be high. That 10 billion (or above) figure hasn't been current since the late 80s. Time to buy some new encyclopedias.

The United states consumes a little over 10 billion barrels of oil in one year, with demand increasing all the time. So, with your estimate, we get one year of oil (at current consumption) and by the 1998 estimate we get -- drum roll please -- six months.

Now what was that about a line being put into the garbage?

Cheers.


Now check the link below direct from the USGS site and try again.

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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
And, this is what happens to USGS workers who speak against the drilling, using real science.
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this guy was fired for posting his maps and scientific surveys indicating what wildlife actually occurs in ANWR. So much for the USGS. Of course, it will spin this.

Interesting that the USGS article states that as long as oil costs $30/barrel or more, it would be profitable to drill. Profits here, folks. It's only about profits, and only for the oil industry. They must be so thrilled that oil now costs $56/barrel. Oh, the money to be made.

But, the point is that there are so many reasons to NOT drill ANWR. One of the worst, aside from scarring forever this pristine wilderness, is that it would give a false sense of security to this nation about oil reserves, diverting $billions$ to a single, self-serving interest, rather than spending the money on finding and using alternative fuels. Funny that our sitting president is an oil man, himself. Oh, the money to be made...................
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
Sorry.....No proof to your statement. From the guy's own mouth.


I strongly believe that the termination of my position by the United States Geological
Survey (USGS) was a gross over-reaction due to the political considerations USGS is
currently operating under with regard to caribou and development for oil within Area
1002 in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.


believe is the operative word here.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
So the guy should have said I strongly know that the termination was because of (xy and z)... what do you think they told him why they were terminating him?
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
drmiler, I guess you just refuse to not believe ANYONE at all except the dubya dummies and their lying spinners. You mind is so slammed shut, it's just amazing. I give you proof and a link and you just debunk it, based on nothing but the fact that you don't want to believe it. I hate to break it to you, but your government really doesn't give a rat's ass about YOU. You're a fool to think otherwise. They are only in this for the money. Period.

Whenever anyone disagrees with you, you accuse him/her of having an "opinion". Like you don't have an opinion, and you have a mainline open to something none of us have. You just construe your opinions as god-given fact. You're really in LaLa Land, dr. Get real. You're just fooling yourself.
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
drmiler, I guess you just refuse to not believe ANYONE at all except the dubya dummies and their lying spinners. You mind is so slammed shut, it's just amazing. I give you proof and a link and you just debunk it, based on nothing but the fact that you don't want to believe it. I hate to break it to you, but your government really doesn't give a rat's ass about YOU. You're a fool to think otherwise. They are only in this for the money. Period


*YOUR* the fool not me. I guess you didn't read your link before you posted it. Like I said before "strongly believe" is not *proof* of why he was fired. All that is, is his opinion! Opinions do count but NOT as proof. If that's all that was needed to win a case, I'd be a rich man right now. You need to wake up.