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Article: Environmentalists Play Slick With Statistics About ANWR Oil Reserves.(Brief Article)
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- Insight on the News
- Article date:
- June 11, 2001
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English politician and author Benjamin Disraeli said, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies and statistics" Anyone who doubts this wisdom need only look to the current debate about oil development in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.(ANWR).
Ignoring the overwhelming geologic evidence of oil, ranging from satellite infrared photographs to the presence of oil and gas seeps, environmentalists have dismissed the ANWR's potential. They use a variety of statistical comparisons to suggest that only minimal amounts of oil would be produced there. These comparisons are a testament to the validity of Disraeli's statement.
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