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20 million acres in one unit, 19 million in another unite reservoirs have been64 proven to hold oil and gas, -- [ inaudible ] >> greta: thats anwr, west is prudhoe bay the oil discovered 1967, which is where you worked. and the pipeline was created beginning in the early 70s. it started flowing about 1977. >> 10 years after the discovery, yes. >> greta: alaska has a lot of revenue in the pipeline, just prudhoe bay and the pipeline a lot of money out of that. >> a lot of money out of oil developm...

Earth and i think it is a big risk to take. >> we live in a world where we need oil and havent gotten away from it yet. >> 40 years ago a major spill off a rig in the santa barbara channel effectively killed offshore drilling in the atlantic had the pacific. now, many fear the spill in the gulf will have the same effect as the renewed push for domestic drilling was finding bipartisan political support. on tuesdays vote here it may show us where the public stands on the polarizing issue of contin...

These areas that you are describing. there are many areas that are unprotected by booms, and, in fact, some of the booms were not placed in the right locations. all this should have been preplanned. we can only hope we will find booms and get them out in time to save the sensitive wetlands of this country. this has been degraded largely by oil development and other practices. it needs to be protected now against a large oil mass. >> larry swiger of the national wildlife federation, good to talk ...

Stopped their contingency plans if the contingency plans did not include use of dispersants, there would be no oil spill contingency plan. oil development would not be allowed to happen. the oil companies have just -- have not come up with really any effective tool. youre seeing what is going on with the booms. and the booms just stop slicks on the surface. everywhere you see oil on the surface, there is a huge underwater cloud of oil. >> so it is still getting through. so also in your view then...

Habitat from any type of oil. >> we have a statement from the environmental defense center as we mentioned in the report this is the same coastline that saw that massive oil spill in 1969 that oil spill is credited for giving rise to the american environmental movement and in the statement that we have from the environmental defense center unfortunately with accidents and oil development it is not a question of if but when, and to see this level of spill and such a sensitive and treasured enviro...

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20 million acres in one unit, 19 million in another unite reservoirs have been64 proven to hold oil and gas, -- [ inaudible ] >> greta: thats anwr, west is prudhoe bay the oil discovered 1967, which is where you worked. and the pipeline was created beginning in the early 70s. it started flowing about 1977. >> 10 years after the discovery, yes. >> greta: alaska has a lot of revenue in the pipeline, just prudhoe bay and the pipeline a lot of money out of that. >> a lot of money out of oil developm...