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Kurt Ullman

In article ,
(Floyd L. Davidson) wrote:

That simply is not true though, as there is no part of
Alaska that is "virtually off-limits to any resource
harvesting". ANWR, for example, (and the parks on the
Canadian side of the border also) was established to
protect the resources required for several thousands of
people whose very way of life and existence relies upon
being able to harvest those resources.

Several thousands of people need several millions of acres and
can't spare a little land.
All told, the ANWR consists of 19 million acres. Congress has put 8
million acres into formal wilderness status and designated 9.5 million
acres as wildlife refuge. Those 17.5 million acres form a protected
enclave almost as large as the state of South Carolina.
As part of the original legislation, Congress set aside the remaining
1.5 million acres of the coastal plain for ***potential exploration***
and development because of its oil and gas. (emphasis mine). Before any
exploration could occur, additional legislation had to be passed by
Congress. That happened in 1995, but President Clinton vetoed the bill.
It is a little hard to make the case that areas that were initially
set-aside specifically for exploration could really have that much
impact.

Let's use our heads and not go off half cocked with
cock-a-mamie ideas based on false information.

You should try it sometime.