Originally posted by 18psi2300:
Read the other ANWR thread. I posted pictures on about halfway down the page. To anybody who thinks we can drill safely and not harm the environment, check out the history of Kenai Wildlife Reserve in Alaska. Heres the history for one eleven year period:

Flowline Leak, 1991: A pipeline leaked 5,630 gallons of crude oil and produced water, contaminating soils near a road right-of-way.

Flowline Break, 1994: A corroded pipeline released 2,000 gallons of crude oil into the wildlife refuge.

Flowline Break, 1995: A 400 gallon spill was discovered during a routine inspection just 100 feet away from the Swanson River.

Flowline Break, 1999: A recreational snowmobiler discovered the largest spill ever reported on the wildlife refuge. More than 200,000 gallons of crude oil and produced water were released on the refuge.

Underground Pipeline Leak, 1999: 8,600 gallons of produced water percolated up into wildlife habitat. More than 1,600 gallons reached the Swanson River.

Flowline Break, 2002: More than 350 gallons of crude oil and produced water spilled just �¼ mile from the Swanson River.


Any one of those incidents by themselves is no big deal (except the one in 99'), but the repeated abuse has to put a strain on an ecosystem.


Is that all that happened? Wow, I'm even more impressed by the oil companies' ability to keep the environment clean.