There was a huge deposit of oil found in alaska, enough to build roads so the oil companies can get supplies to it.
2006-07-23 12:16:23 · 10 answers · asked by greg_lang2006 1 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
It's still there. Canada and the US are negotiating the terms of a pipeline to bring it from Alaska to the US. The problem is, it passes through some environmentally sensitive areas, so there have to be special safeguards in place and advanced pipeline techniques to prevent oil spills that could permanently wipe out a number of endangered species. Also, in the tundra country, growth is super slow, given the climatic conditions, so spills and excessive tracking would beat down the grasses and mosses that keep the reindeer and other herds alive.
2006-07-23 12:21:30 · answer #1 · answered by old lady 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Liberals have continually blocked Bush's attempts to legalize the Alaska drilling.
Thus you can blaim the Liberals for the price of oil/gas. Were we to drill there that would increase the supply and thus the demand would drop as would the prices.
2006-07-23 12:30:18 · answer #2 · answered by billybetters2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ever hear of the Alaskan Pipeline? We're burning that oil as we speak. You didn't think ALL of our oil came from the middle east, did you?
BTW, the caribou that were supposed to have had problems with the 'strange thing' snaking down to the lower 48 actually prefer to have their young under the pipeline. It's warmer there, better for their calves.
2006-07-23 12:22:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're trying to make sure Alaska isn't damaged if they choose to go that route. But once we use up all that oil then what?
2006-07-23 12:21:22 · answer #4 · answered by daljack -a girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually they have found the oil to build roads or they probably used i do not know
2006-07-23 12:22:59 · answer #5 · answered by BERJEAFRIJUN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why do you think the usa has alaska, it there back up after the iraq oil is gone
2006-07-23 12:21:12 · answer #6 · answered by skippy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes a little amount of it, american policy run out your competitors
we buy middleeast oil to let them dry out, in the long run only america has its own well
2006-07-23 12:25:16 · answer #7 · answered by lepactodeloupes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
environmental wackoffs will not let them drill on the federal resev where the oil is
2006-07-23 12:20:48 · answer #8 · answered by lugwrench3@verizon.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They NEED to use it i know that much! It's funny me and a friend of mine were talking about this last night
2006-07-23 12:29:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they were afraid of harming the natural habbitat of animals so they didn't use it or dig it up
2006-07-23 12:21:36 · answer #10 · answered by savvy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋