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Date Posted: 12:35:10 03/26/03 Wed
Author: Mr. Big
Subject: Re: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
In reply to: Captain America 's message, "Re: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge" on 11:03:27 03/26/03 Wed

The stats dispute the amount of oil in ANWR not that conserving/ increasing fuel efficiency saves petro. I'll get the figures nad get back to you. Don't try to pretend that you thought anyone was disputing that conservation means less fuel use.

>There are sources of data that dispute that small
>increases in fuel efficiency standards result in huge
>savings of petroleum, resulting in decreased
>dependence on foreign sources of oil, increased
>homeland security and huge $$ savings for Americans at
>the pump? Interesting.
>
>The fact is that increasing fuel efficiency standards
>makes sense.
>
>What is also interesting is that some folks in this
>room have been advocating for drilling in ANWAR
>without citing any specifics on why it is a good idea.
> Now that I have given specifics on why it is not a
>good idea, the pro-drilling folks decide that, "there
>is no sense of even bringing it up."

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  • Re: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge /opposing stats -- James, 06:34:24 03/28/03 Fri
  • ride a bike -- Bulldogscm, 08:51:37 03/28/03 Fri
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