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Originally Posted by tim3058
The opening of ANWR to oil and gas development includes the following impacts:
• reducing world oil prices,
• reducing the U.S. dependence on imported foreign oil,
• improving the U.S. balance of trade,
•extending the life of TAPS [current alaskan pipeline] for oil, and
•increasing U.S. jobs.
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What would the trade-offs be? Which aspects weight more, and from what perspective?
Remember folks, you can always find a source out there that will prove any point. What really matters is the general concensus amongst studies.
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Originally Posted by cfg83
I have repeatedly heard that emotional responses are about 1000 times faster than rational thought.
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I'd say this holds true for forum postings too. I often write and then ask myself the question whether or not I really need to post this, whether or not this will help someone or provide some insight. Incidentally, I also often delete messages just before hitting the submit button.