Comments on: Why I’ll Be in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 20

By: katie

katie — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 17:06:14 +0000

I have never been to Alaska, but when I retire it is one place I would like to stay in my retirement. I do not want to see the bueatiful land lost, all our states have already been taken to many different corporations and Alaska is our “pure” state. To me it seems like if tons of oil refineries go up there, we will have global warming like no other- movie day after tommarrow mean anything. Not a good idea.

By: katie

katie — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 17:06:00 +0000

By: kim p

kim p — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 22:20:03 +0000

doug-
i am a PhD student studying population genetics, and citing that the caribou population has grown does not seem like a great indicator to me. if the caribou population is growing, that means that a predator species is probably declining and unable to keep the other population in check… maybe you should take a lesson or two in ecology before you go spouting off again….

By: kim p

kim p — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 22:20:00 +0000

By: M. Mercurio

M. Mercurio — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 19:53:16 +0000

Kevin,
Your comments are just as dumb. There are “facts” on both sides and just because the facts weren’t cited in a blog post doesn’t mean that they aren’t available on NWF’s site.
You can’t make a case for opening ANWR by citing the caribou population growth.

By: M. Mercurio

M. Mercurio — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 19:53:00 +0000

By: Kevin Temple

Kevin Temple — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 20:32:45 +0000

Shalen Fairbanks it is nice to know you feel the way you do about Alaska how in your own words “It’s an absolutely amazing place, full of stark snow-capped mountains, dark blue water teeming with wildlife, massive glaciers, and so much more. Alaska is one of the few places I’ve been where the natural world still reigns supreme.”
Tell me did you visit it before the 1970′s ? The reason why I ask is you give a great description of my home state. You do realize that there is one of the worlds largest oil operations called the pipeline? It cuts through the state from Prudoe Bay to Valdez. Amazing how your description of the visit to my home didn’t seem to tell of the nasty pipe you saw or how the wildlife was devastated by this intrusive thing.
You may want to tell Kristine your niece that the caribou population actually has multiplied 5 times greater than it was before the pipe came into existence. Doesn’t it go to figure that the polar bears would love more tasty caribou to munch on. Not talking about facts when it comes to impacts on the environments is to quote your niece Kristine ” JUST DUMB ”

By: Kevin Temple

Kevin Temple — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 20:32:00 +0000

By: Doug Zornes

Doug Zornes — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 19:01:46 +0000

I’ve lived in Alaska for 23 years. I love the outdoors and I love Alaska. It always amazes me how people outside of Alaska view Alaska and as of late the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. First of all every time I see an aricle on ANWR they ususally show a picture of the north side of Mt. McKinley which is several hundred miles away or some other mountain range in Alaska. The truth is that ANWR is as flat as a pancake and has no trees growing on it. Most people wouldn’t make it five minutes with the misquitoes in the summer time and the -50 to -70 degree weather in the winter time will freeze water in a matter of seconds. There are no roads and the oil companies do most of there construction in the winter time on roads paved with Ice that melt in the spring. The rest of the time they fly in and out in helicopters. The area they would affect is equivelant to a postage stamp on a football field. So unless you grab your tent and spend a couple of weeks in the misquito infested swamp like tundra I suggest you find some area where you live to save and let Alaskans take care of there own back yard.

By: Doug Zornes

Doug Zornes — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 19:01:00 +0000