The Senate approved drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The measure was villainous attached to a filibuster-proof budget bill passed yesterday.

A question though.

The most liberal estimates - and I don't mean left-leaning - predict that there are about 10.5 billion barrels of oil available at the ANWR site. Some estimates have it at half that.

The U.S. currently uses just over 7 billion barrels of oil a year.

Peak production from ANWR of 1 million barrels a day isn't expected until 2025 at the earliest.

Americans use 22 million barrels of oil a day.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051104/.../arctic_refuge and other things I've read through the years.

So I what want to know is this: is it worth it?
bhallg2k Reviewed by bhallg2k on . ANWR Question The Senate approved drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The measure was villainous attached to a filibuster-proof budget bill passed yesterday. A question though. The most liberal estimates - and I don't mean left-leaning - predict that there are about 10.5 billion barrels of oil available at the ANWR site. Some estimates have it at half that. The U.S. currently uses just over 7 billion barrels of oil a year. Peak production from ANWR of 1 million barrels a day Rating: 5