ANWR

mmotyka at lsil.com mmotyka at lsil.com
Mon Sep 24 15:25:11 PDT 2001


Steve,

I read it a few days ago. I think that it will take a decade or two to
be widely accepted.

I'm betting that the standard method of management by crisis will be how
our country deals with the end of oil whether the writer is corrrect or
not about the date.

Mike

Steve Schear wrote:
> 
> At 02:43 PM 9/24/2001 -0700, mmotyka at lsil.com wrote:
> >What Bush and cronies want to do in ANWR is entirely unrelated to
> >strategy - they want the right to go make money by drilling on public
> >lands. If it goes through in the near future watch how much the
> >government spends on roads and other support to get the drillers in
> >there and how much is payed in return by the oil companies.
> >
> >Long-term energy strategy is more important than corporate greed. The
> >most strategic thing to do with Alaskan oil would be to leave it right
> >where it is. Dipping in to the reserves unnecessarily is moronic.
> >
> >NB : I'm not opposed to drilling Alaskan oil - after Kuwait runs dry...
> 
> The End of Oil
> http://www.sciam.com/2001/1001issue/1001reviews1.html





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