Don’t Believe Industry Scam on Drilling Arctic Refuge

Don’t Believe Industry Scam on Drilling Arctic Refuge
2,000 Acres Sound Bite Ignores Reality

Public debate is focused on how this nation will tackle its chronic over-reliance on fossil fuels that continues to result in high fuel prices and worries about energy independence.

Unfortunately, patently false claims by the oil and gas industry continue to find traction in news stories across the nation. One of the biggest myths that industry would like the media and the public to believe is that drilling the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will require only 2,000 acres.

…Despite this fact, the oil and gas industry and like-minded politicians continue to advocate drilling and misrepresent its impacts. Retired Republican Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (NY) saw through the lies and once noted: “The proponents of drilling add insult to injury with their spurious arguments in favor of drilling. It is only a few thousand acres, they say. That is like saying, do not worry, the tumor is only in your lungs. The drilling will have impacts that will affect wildlife throughout the area.”

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