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touched since. in the 60s even more oil was discovered an anwr was created. 20 million acres set aside for wilderness, refuge. 1980 expanded for oil and gas development to coastal plains at the tippi top of anwr. we have a -- at we have a huge swath of land that reservoirs have been proven to hold oil and gas. a lot of the naysayers have never been up here. they believe these bogus, phony extreme environmentalist fundraiser pictures of what anwr is all about. that's why we are going today so we can show america what it really looks like. obama needs to get up here. as much time as he has on his hands to take all these vacations maybe he should vacation in anwr at least fly over or play golf or do what
flavor. if they back off this temporarily, let refiners blend one blend of gasoline for any market the price has to go down because you produce more and it will find itszzmñr logical lower price. that's how the free market would work. >> greta: gas prices aren't only hitting you hard in the wallet. even groceries are going up. it doesn't stop there. inside look at the trickle down straight to you, next. >> you traveled to oil rich alaska with go and her husband todd. is domestic drilling the answer to solving the gas crisis? from anwr to the gulf of mexico, is the solution looking us right in the face? we investigate the pros and the cons, coming up. i'm chef michael, and my dog bailey and i love to hang out in the kitchen. you love the aroma of beef tenderloin, don't you? you inspired a very special dog food. [ female announcer ] chef michael's canine creations.
touched since. in the 60s even more oil was discovered an anwr was created. 20 million acres set aside for wilderness, refuge. 1980 expanded for oil and gas development to coastal plains at the tippi top of anwr. we have a -- at we have a huge swath of land that reservoirs have been proven to hold oil and gas. a lot of the naysayers have never been up here. they believe these bogus, phony extreme environmentalist fundraiser pictures of what anwr is all about. that's why we are going today so we can show america what it really looks like. obama needs to get up here. as much time as he has on his hands to take all these vacations maybe he should vacation in anwr at least fly over or play golf or do what
and i have 18 to fill everyday. it can be quite a big number at the end of the month. when your us aed to paying -- when your used to paying half of that that is a big cut on the bottom line. >> everything from my gas to the diesel fuel to the product to the packaging, is just increasing everyday. >> because of the fuel prices? >> basically, yeah. everything is controlled by transportation and transportation has to have fuel. >> greta: from alaska to the gulf of mexico, could drilling at home be the key to solving america's gas prices? john roberts takes you to the gulf of mexico. and sarah palin takes you to anwr. on the record investigates possible solutions to cutting the cost of fuel. >> hybrid cars were all the talk when they first hit the road. now you have a slew of cars from which to choose. are they worth buying?
and i have 18 to fill everyday. it can be quite a big number at the end of the month. when your us aed to paying -- when your used to paying half of that that is a big cut on the bottom line. >> everything from my gas to the diesel fuel to the product to the packaging, is just increasing everyday. >> because of the fuel prices? >> basically, yeah. everything is controlled by transportation and transportation has to have fuel. >> greta: from alaska to the gulf of mexico, could drilling at home be the key to solving america's gas prices? john roberts takes you to the gulf of mexico. and sarah palin takes you to anwr. on the record investigates possible solutions to cutting the cost of fuel. >> hybrid cars were all the talk when they first hit the road. now you have a slew of cars from which to choose. are they worth buying?
anwr there is wilderness. there is refuge area. there are some more beautiful more san ic landscapes to look at. the 1002 area the 1.5 million acres set aside for the oil and gas development, including the 2,000 acres needed for the footprint for the development, that's the barren remoteness that you are looking at. >> greta: you don't have a sense of how big this is unless you come up and look q >> absolutely that's key. to consider the 20 million acres of this, plus the 23 million acres, that is pretty much adjacent to the national petroleum reserve alaska area. tens of millions of acreages that are so vast. so remote. yeah, people don't understand even what kind of context we're talking until they get up here. >> greta: todd, can you understand any of the environmental concerns or complaints about this from people? >> working on the slope close
anwr there is wilderness. there is refuge area. there are some more beautiful more san ic landscapes to look at. the 1002 area the 1.5 million acres set aside for the oil and gas development, including the 2,000 acres needed for the footprint for the development, that's the barren remoteness that you are looking at. >> greta: you don't have a sense of how big this is unless you come up and look q >> absolutely that's key. to consider the 20 million acres of this, plus the 23 million acres, that is pretty much adjacent to the national petroleum reserve alaska area. tens of millions of acreages that are so vast. so remote. yeah, people don't understand even what kind of context we're talking until they get up here. >> greta: todd, can you understand any of the environmental concerns or complaints about this from people? >> working on the slope close
he does this is a national security need is -- [ inaudible ] i think it is inexcusable that our president won't come up here and look. >> greta: how far are we from anwr now? >> just about 10 miles west. it is on the other side of the river here. >> greta: it struck me that it is flat. there's not a lot of -- i didn't see a lot of animal life many how far south is it like this? what is the terrain like? >> before we get into the mountain range. with when you see pictures of anwr in the mountains and moose, i don't see that anywhere here or to the north of us. >> you can look 60 miles south and still see what we are seeing. todd is suggesting that the fundraiser pictures and the websites that show waterfalls and moose and mountain ranges and sheep that's not the real anwr. there are some out of 20 million acres set aside in
he does this is a national security need is -- [ inaudible ] i think it is inexcusable that our president won't come up here and look. >> greta: how far are we from anwr now? >> just about 10 miles west. it is on the other side of the river here. >> greta: it struck me that it is flat. there's not a lot of -- i didn't see a lot of animal life many how far south is it like this? what is the terrain like? >> before we get into the mountain range. with when you see pictures of anwr in the mountains and moose, i don't see that anywhere here or to the north of us. >> you can look 60 miles south and still see what we are seeing. todd is suggesting that the fundraiser pictures and the websites that show waterfalls and moose and mountain ranges and sheep that's not the real anwr. there are some out of 20 million acres set aside in
yeah, everybody across america across the world should be thankful that people did have the foresight to plan and then allow for it to be voted on. i know joe biden voted against it. others who voted against it haven't changed their political bent since to understand it is a very important project. the pipeline went from 1.5 million barrels a day now to about 700,000 barrels a day. we need more oil in that pipeline. the only way we are going to get more oil in there is for the oil companies to have that allowance in different areas like npra and anwr. >> greta: when you were governor, did you ever escort anyone from congress, congress come up here at all? >> a lot of congressional delegations have come up here. when i was governor, we had boehner, bachmann, a bunch of the good guys.