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Date Posted: 09:19:34 03/27/03 Thu
Author: james
Subject: Re: How much oil is spilled in Alaska each year?
In reply to: Captain America 's message, "How much oil is spilled in Alaska each year?" on 13:54:51 03/26/03 Wed

Again, conservation is a good thing but the facts are there to show that higher MPG doesn't necessarily equate to less fuel usage or cost. As gas (or anything really) costs less either at the pump or because we need less, we have proven time and time again that we just drive more and use more. That isn't to say that I disagree with your assertion that we need to push conservation and a higher MPG.

I can get the details if you want but I remember last year yearing a stat on how the amount of oil that leaks into the ocean from the ocean floor naturally, rivals or surpasses the amount of oil spilled in our major oil spills to date. Sorry can't remember the exact data and honestly it isn't something worth fighting over but I thought I'd mention it.

>Approximately 400 spills occur annually in the North
>Slope oil fields and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline
>(according to State of Alaska Department of
>Environmental Conservation.) That's an average of more
>than one toxic spill every day.
>
>Over 1.3 million gallons of diesel, crude oil and
>hydraulic oil spilled between 1996 and 2000.
>(according to State of Alaska Department of
>Environmental Conservation.)
>
>The question of if the Arctic National Wildlife
>Preserve is �pristine� or not is SUBJECTIVE, and
>IRRELEVEANT. It does not matter if it is a pretty
>place to visit or not. What matters is that we make
>intelligent decisions with the rich and irreplaceable
>resources that our nation is blessed to have.
>
>WE CAN�T DRILL OUR WAY OUT OF OIL DEPENDENCE! Let�s
>face facts. There is a finite quantity of oil on this
>earth. Sure, drilling ANWAR will make a few
>billionaires even richer but it won�t decrease the
>price of gas, because it is a very small amount,
>compared to what is already on the world market. It
>won�t save you any money at the pump. What will save
>you money is when your car uses less fuel.

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