Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Lies about ANWR
Hannity: Excuse me. Well, no, no. No. Wait. Don't tell me. I'm reading from the U.S. Geological Survey estimates. It could be as much as 16 -billion barrels of oil, which would be the largest supply of domestic oil ever discovered.
The truth:
U.S. Geological Survey says the amount of oil that could be recovered economically is about 3.2 billion barrels, and even at the peak of production — the year 2027 — oil from ANWR would only contribute about two percent of the oil Americans would use in that year.
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Hannity: Excuse me. Well, no, no. No. Wait. Don't tell me. I'm reading from the U.S. Geological Survey estimates. It could be as much as 16 -billion barrels of oil, which would be the largest supply of domestic oil ever discovered.
The truth:
U.S. Geological Survey says the amount of oil that could be recovered economically is about 3.2 billion barrels, and even at the peak of production — the year 2027 — oil from ANWR would only contribute about two percent of the oil Americans would use in that year.
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