Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted December 21, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted December 21, 2018 One year after Congress voted to allow oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the Trump administration has taken another step towards making it happen. The Interior Department Thursday announced it is releasing the draft environmental impact statement for an oil leasing program in the refuge's Coastal Plain. "An energy-dominant America starts with an energy-dominant Alaska," said outgoing Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke in a statement. When finalized, the environmental review will guide where and how oil leasing should happen in the Coastal Plain, also known as the 1002 area, a 1.6-million-acre portion of the refuge. Republicans had tried and failed for decades to open up the area for drilling, so it was a major victory when they managed it with the Tax Cuts and Job Acts of 2017. It requires that each lease sale in the Coastal Plain should offer "not fewer than 400,000 acres" up for bid to oil companies. Many Alaskans support drilling in ANWR, as it's known. The oil and gas industry is a major contributor to the state's economy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 America for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Here we go, more fukken environmental disaster............waiting to happen. Not if, but when. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Polaris 550 said: Here we go, more fukken environmental disaster............waiting to happen. Not if, but when. they said the same thing about the pipeline. how many yrs has that been pushing oil to Valdez and has skirted the refuge the whole time . where is it that oil has been being pumped from? again right next door issue free since I was a kid . 1 drunk sailor in 40 yrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 55 minutes ago, Ez ryder said: they said the same thing about the pipeline. how many yrs has that been pushing oil to Valdez and has skirted the refuge the whole time . where is it that oil has been being pumped from? again right next door issue free since I was a kid . 1 drunk sailor in 40 yrs I don't know, Valdez, The Gulf, there was a big spill on one of the piplines out west, and The Alaska line had a spill or leak. Hey, I got the oil burner runnin', just got a delivery today. I just hate oil contamination of any kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Stephen Hawking Posted December 21, 2018 Gold Member Share Posted December 21, 2018 Isn't that all used up by now? Zbub said they were sideways drilling it a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Stephen Hawking said: Isn't that all used up by now? Zbub said they were sideways drilling it a long time ago. I wish he was still around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmo Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 1 hour ago, AKIQPilot said: I wish he was still around. One of my favorite characters in the group. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 What about Heimo and Edna Korth, and Ashley Seldon? Are they gonna' have a drilling rig in their front yards??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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