Uh huh. And if "opening" that 7.9% negates the value of the rest, then
it's not enough, is it?

Scooby Doo wrote:
What "value" is being negated?

The value as wildlife refuge & habitat.

... Before you answer, ponder the fact that
the caribou population has TRIPLED since the opening of the Alaska
Pipeline.

Meaning what? There are more buffalo now, too... does that mean the open
prairie is better than ever?



... No doubt you were one of the Chicken Littles warning about
'negating value" before that project, n'est-ce pas?

No doubt I'm one of the people what understand what "wildlife refuge"
means, and a have a slight grasp of ecology, nyet tovarisch?



No, it will provide approx six months worth of oil at current
consumption, probably less by the time all is said and done, and cut
across the entire wildlife refuge disrupting migration & seasonal
habitat.


15 billion barrels is "six months worth"?

Isn't that a very optimistic... unrealistically optimistic... estimate?
And what do you think is the annual US oil consumption? Way more than
that, so even by your figure, it's not one year's worth.

Some "independence from Middle East Sources" huh?

DSK