Guests on This Weeks Do The Right Thing Radio Programs

We have the same 2 special guests as we had last week on Do The Right Thing Radio, as we needed more than one show to get the topics covered. 

Adrian Herrera from Arctic Power (thanks to them for the ANWR picture here) will continue to discuss the benefits of drilling for OUR OIL in ANWR, the bills currently before the Congress, and he will take your calls. This show will be Monday at 6:00 pm eastern. Here is the link to listen and the phone number to call in with questions: 

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cyberpastor

347-324-5417

Then on Friday Ben will be back with us to give us more information on the 

"Evils of Islam" and he too will will take your phone calls. The link and the 

phone number is the same as above. Ben's appearance this past Friday had 

the largest live audience in the history of Do The Right Thing Radio. 

Don't miss his return on Friday at 6:00 pm eastern.

ANWR: Things We Need to Know

Picture courtesy of Arctic Power

For more information: http://www.anwr.org/

History

1960 Arctic National Wildlife Range – 8 million acres original

1964 Wilderness Act –defines “wilderness”, “refuge” terms = no development allowed

1977 Trans-Alaska Pipeline (TAPS) comes online

1980 ANILCA –Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act - expanded ANWR.

      8 million acres “wilderness” area

      9 million acres “refuge” area

      1.5million – “10-02” area (8% of total ANWR) “for the study of oil & gas      exploration”

      (ANWR total area now 19.5 million acres)   

1983-85 – 2D seismic survey done of 10-02 Area (very outdated technology)

1995 – Clinton vetoes Balanced Budget Act –included successful Congressional ANWR  vote (ANWR would be producing today if not vetoed)

1998- USGS releases ANWR report (based on 2-D seismic)

5.7mb (95%)  10.3mb(mean)  16mb(5%) @ $24pb

                  @ 10.3mb = 1-1.5mbd = 30 years.

Based on an assumed recovery:

Technical - 37% now 65% Economic- $30pb<> 

@10.3bb X $90pb = $968,200,000,000

2005- USGS updates ANWR report –acknowledges technological production advances /  economics would push 1998 report recoverable reserves estimates up.

2007 Prudhoe Bay pumps 15 billionth barrel of oil! – (1975 original estimates 4-9bbls)  

ANWR Bills on the Books

This information came via email from Adrian Herrera, our special guest on yesterday's Do The Right Thing Radio show. Good news for those who enjoyed Adrian's appearance, he will be on with us again next Monday at 6:00 pm eastern. 

Here is a link to yesterday's show: 

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cyberpastor/va/2008/06/02/do-the-right-thing-radio

The picture is courtesy Arctic Power.

ANWR BILLS ON THE BOOKS 

Here are a collection of the texts of bills pending on ANWR in the US Congress.  

1) American Made Energy Act HR5437 by Rep. Nunes (CA-R) and Rep Ross (AR-D-bluedog)  This was the first serious bill introduced this year and is a copy of former Rep. Pombo's bill from 2006.  In my opinion, it is one of the best bill introduced on the subject and gives everyone a piece of the pie, using ANWR taxes (@$289 billion) to fund all form of alternative energy and cleaner conventional energy sources.  This bill is the only bill that puts physical dollars into average citizens pockets by giving tax breaks directly to citizens who purchase or use renewable energies and alternative energy development.  Everyone wins with this bill.

2)  American Independence and Security Act  S. 2758  by Sen. Murkowski (AK-R) and Sen. Stevens (AK-R).  Money used for Low Income Housing Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and Mothers with Children with Nutritional Needs program.  This bill is based upon the price of oil reaching $125 dollar per barrel for 5 days or more

3)  American Independence and Price Reduction Act HR6071 Rep Young (AK-R) and Rep Bartlett (MD-R)  Our newest and greatest hope this summer!  This bill was introduced last week and will be the focus of the new ANWR battle in the House.  Roscoe Bartlett , a strong anti-ANWR foe, was first to fold and now is cosponsoring the bill.  Representative Walsh of New York is another convert.  Others are hoped to follow. This is the bill to promote all forms of energy with the creation of an Alternative and Renewable energy trust fund.  This fund similar to HR5437 will benefit the creation and usage of alternative renewable energies to find a way forward away from oil.  The fund will help pay for the alternative energy projects, not paid for in the Energy Policy Act of 2005.  

All these bills are pending , but more are needed as they are burried in committee by leadership.  The goal is to shame the leadership into doing something. ANWR and OCS amendments need to be introduced to other bills that will make it to the floor.  Debate time is needed and that is hard to come by when one doesn't control the clock.  

A good bullet to use on the podium is to list these three bills off and say, "these bills sit in Congress and are the solution to our energy needs and rather than do something about it THE LEADERSHIP OF CONGRESS UNDER THE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI IS DOING NOTHING!  These bills need to be pushed, the solution is there.  We need to make that solution happen.....

ANWR contains up to 42 BILLION BARRELS OF OIL , THE AMERICAN OCS CONTAINS 102 BILLION BARRELS.   WE ARE SITTING ON TOP THE SOLUTION AND DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT.

We are expecting more amendments to be introduced and hoping particularly these happen in the Senate where it is easier to get them to the floor..

You need debate time and then that will lead to a vote.  At the moment neither is happening.... we only have a short window to work with now and all pressure must be put on.

all the best

happy reading.

Please feel free to use this information and/or picture but please give credit to Arctic Power. 

The goal is not to sit on the information but to get it out to as many as possible, and if it's not too much trouble, let me know your blog so that I can help keep Adrian informed of how much his info is being distributed. - Cyber Pastor