FIRST… do you know what ANWR is?

ANWR = Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Now… A comparison



And some perspective…



Note where the proposed development area is…
(it’s in the “ANWR Coastal Plain”)



These photos are what the "greens" show you when the talk about ANWR:
…and they are right… these ARE photographs of ANWR





Isn't ANWR beautiful? Why should we drill here (and destroy) this beautiful place?  Well, these photos don't necessarily show the whole truth...

Do you remember the map?  The map showed that the proposed drilling area is in the ANWR Coastal Plain.

Do those photographs look like a coastal plain to you?

WHAT’S GOING ON HERE? THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE…

That is not where they want to drill! This is what the proposed exploration area actually looks like in winter:




And in the summer:







Here are some Google Earth screenshots:




As you can see, The proposed drilling area is a barren wasteland.   Oh, and they say they are concerned about the effect on the local wildlife? Here is a photo (shot during summer) of the "depleted wildlife" situation created by drilling near Prudhoe Bay*.  Do these caribou really hate drilling?



Here's the same spot in winter:




This bear seems to really hate the pipeline near Prudhoe Bay*:

*The Prudhoe bay area accounts for 17% of U.S. domestic oil production



Now, why do you think the democrats are lying about ANWR?


Remember when Al Gore said the government should work to artificially raise gas prices to $5.00 a gallon?


WELL…they have almost reached their goal.