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Originally Posted by lars-ss
OK let's address this one point at a time:
1. I know it did not hurt the wildlife in TX because if it did, my family and every family I knew who hunted on almost a daily basis for both food and recreation would have known about it. The oil rigs became a normal part of the landscape. People and animals ADAPT to changes in their environment -they always have.
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I don't disagree that animals can adapt. Some do. But we are talking about more than just animals you can hunt. We're talking about all kinds of wildlife.
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Originally Posted by lars-ss
2. As far as migratory patterns, etc: you think an animal is stupid enough to say, "hey, this road was not here last week, now what the heck do I do to get over there?" No, they just cross the road. I have hit many many animals on TX roads, had a cousin almost killed when he swerved to miss a deer. Animals just cross roads - they don't become a permanent obstacle. YellowStone National Park has roads. Every National Park I have ever been to has roads. Does this eliminate the wildlife? Abolutely not - they adapt as God intended them to do.
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Surely just because you've seen a deer cross the road you don't really believe that all animals just ignore them. Never mind the fact that most of these species have little exposure to things like trucks, drilling rigs, construction equiptment, etc. The patterns will change.
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3. The pollution a single oil rig puts out will get absorbed by the atmosphere, whether it's in Alsaka, Siberia, Texas, or Ecuador. The only choice is to stop drilling, and we ALL know that's not going to happen.
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Its not going to happen as long as car companies aren't forced to improve fuel economy standards for SUVs and commercial vehicles. Each year oil rigs on Alaska's north slope put out more emissions than all of Washington, DC. Something like 70,000 tons or something. The acid rain from this has done lots of damage to the North slope. So why should we do the same to ANWR??
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4. Texas politicians understand where their bread is buttered, unlike some states. Big business deserves extra breaks so they can hire thousands of employees, generate income and stimulate the economy. Texas is not hurting for population, employment, wildlife, or anything else because of oil rigs.
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You are right about that one. Enron is such a great example, too.