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Originally Posted by lucky8 It's not about the polar bears, it's about preserving our resources while the rest of the world runs out... |
Leaving it in the ground is preserving it, pumping it out and burning it up is not.
Developing it would benefit the oil company's bottom line, they are really having hard time making a profit these days. It would also provide some construction jobs in this state, which my union would like, and increase the state government's income for a while. The state presently has a large budget surplus.
The benefit to the rest of the country would be extremely insignificant.