anwr there seemed to be two distinct areas one the most majestic, beautiful mountain ranges, fabulous. then the coastal plain we are showing that video now it is about 30 to 60 miles south of the coastline. which doesn t look like there s much going on there. and i m told, correct me if i m wrong, that the drilling would just able small portion of is that wrong? i think it is wrong on a couple of points. first of all, the coastal plain of the arctic refuge is about 1.5 million acres considered by the scientists to be the biological heart of that refuge. in a two week period in the summer the porcupine caribou herd calves and they have 35,000 babies in that two week period on the coastal plain you have over 160 species of birds. in every state of your viewers there s a bird that spends some portion of their life
science perspective each value is placeable. to drill there would uncut and harm these values in fundamental ways. therefore, we shouldn t be doing it. and we don t need to do that either. the united states is full of capable people. we knee oil is a fine night resource. why finite resource why not take great strides to protect the refuge take an energy future that doesn t require us to drill these special places places and leave our kids a great quality of life and a cool place like the arctic refuge. greta: most people agree we would like to get rid of our addiction for oil. we ourselves into this mess, no question if there is drilling to go on in anwr we are not going to see benefits for about 10 years. it is not like it is going to change tomorrow. i m curious, in looking at
science perspective each value is placeable. to drill there would uncut and harm these values in fundamental ways. therefore, we shouldn t be doing it. and we don t need to do that either. the united states is full of capable people. we knee oil is a fine night resource. why finite resource why not take great strides to protect the refuge take an energy future that doesn t require us to drill these special places places and leave our kids a great quality of life and a cool place like the arctic refuge. greta: most people agree we would like to get rid of our addiction for oil. we ourselves into this mess, no question if there is drilling to go on in anwr we are not going to see benefits for about 10 years. it is not like it is going to change tomorrow. i m curious, in looking at
with the caribou to the west. scientists tell us they are incredibly vulnerable to development and climate change. you are right i represent conservation groups and i also represent native groups in the past with the people on the southside of the range. yes they are vigorously opposed for those human rights reasons to drilling in the arctic refuge. greta: i m running out of time and i have so many questions. the fact that there have not been any spills in the prudhoe bay area or leaks, is that the least bit comforting or is that not relevant to you at all? it not right. there s over a spill a day in our north slope industry. that s just a fact of life. we ve had some big ones, really big ones. as a matter of course that essential trade off you had an oil executive on your show
anwr there seemed to be two distinct areas one the most majestic, beautiful mountain ranges, fabulous. then the coastal plain we are showing that video now it is about 30 to 60 miles south of the coastline. which doesn t look like there s much going on there. and i m told, correct me if i m wrong, that the drilling would just able small portion of is that wrong? i think it is wrong on a couple of points. first of all, the coastal plain of the arctic refuge is about 1.5 million acres considered by the scientists to be the biological heart of that refuge. in a two week period in the summer the porcupine caribou herd calves and they have 35,000 babies in that two week period on the coastal plain you have over 160 species of birds. in every state of your viewers there s a bird that spends some portion of their life