DOI Activities Initiatives   Healthy Forests Improving National Parks Water 2025 Cooperative Conservation Take Pride in America National Energy Plan Management Excellence Issues of Interest How do I?   Get a National Parks Pass? Trace Indian Ancestry? DOI Quick Facts DOI manages 507 million acres of surface land, or about one-fifth of the land in the U.S. DOI en Espaņol For DOI Employees DOI DC Operating Status Select one DOI Federal Credit Union DOI University Employee Express Greening Interior National Business Center Support Our Troops Thrift Savings Plan DOI Jobs Teacher Resources Children's Pages Bureaus and Offices DOI Key Officials DOI History Webcams Old Faithful Mammoth Hot Springs Glacier National Park Grand Canyon Big Bend National Park Old Faithful webcam is one of several webcams available in National Parks.	Issues of Interest Energy Production in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) Energy production in Alaska's Northern Coastal Plain will reduce America's dependence on undependable foreign sources; create new jobs here in America; is supported by labor unions, farm groups and others in a bipartisan coalition; and will be enforced with the toughest environmental rules ever applied. No more than 2,000 acres out of the 19 million acre refuge will be utilized for energy production. The best environmental technology and American ingenuity will be required for exploration and development. Exploration will be limited to the winter months between November and May to protect wildlife. Ice roads and airstrips will protect sensitive tundra. Strict rules will be mandated to protect streams, rivers, springs, and wetlands. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that ANWR contains a mean expected value of 10.4 billion barrels of technically recoverable oil. The oil potential of the 1002 area equals the reserves of California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, North and South Dakota combined. The U.S. House of Representatives has endorsed the environmentally-responsible development of ANWR twice. The U.S. Senate has been opposed to the development in this area. The Energy Bill is in a joint House/Senate commerce committee and DOI is looking forward to its conclusion. News Releases on ANWR: 03/12/2003 ANWR Oil Reserves Greater than any State 03/12/2003 Testimony by Secretary Gale A. Norton Before House Committee on Resources 03/11/2003 Central Caribou herd grows to record numbers on Alaska's North Slope
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