- There's an estimated 18 billion barrels of oil in ANWR. That's over 30 years of foreign oil imports.
- We could earn a ton of money! Have you seen the national debt? We definitely need the capital!
- The U.S. could be the next Saudi Arabia and would be a more independent/self sufficient nation.
- Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! Unemployement right now is ridiculously high. It needs to be better.
John's top 4 reasons not to drill for oil in ANWR
- The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a refuge created to protect the wildlife from people.
- We might disturb highly populated caribou herds that use the grounds for birthing and raising calves.
- Possibilities of oil spills could destroy drill site habitations, plus the rest of the refuge.
- More oil means more polution. That's 30 years of more fossil fuels being burned.
