"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> I highly recommend it. I was only 8 years old and I've never, EVER
> forgotten it. It's impressive. I can see why people object to drilling
> in ANWR, but if the oil companies keep it clean, it should not have much
> of an impact. We have a lot of oil rigs in Texas hill country in some
> areas and they really don't make much of an impression.
>
> The oil fields near here are some of the most fertile dewberry and wild
> grape picking fields in the entire area. :-)
>
> Plenty of rattlers too so one has to be careful...
> Peace! Om


Have you ever been to an oil drilling site while they're drilling? They
make a huge mess. That's why the oil companies pay landowners for damages.
The tundra doesn't repair itself as fast as other places. The damage would
likely remain for decades.

Ms P