3rd Quarter 2000 Will Clinton declare ANWR a national monument? resident Clinton is ready P to designate the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Arctic Power is a non-profit, grassroots (ANWR) as a national monu- organization commit- ment according to sources from ted to securing the congressional and the White House. Such a desig- presidential approval nation would forever make of legislation to open the Arctic National ANWR off limits to oil and gas Wildlife Refuge development and Coastal Plain to oil it would be and gas exploration illegal, according to a recent and production. We are citizens from legal review requested by the Alaska and across Alaska State Senate. the nation who hail from a full economic The question Alaska senators wanted answered was whether or not the Alaska and social spectrum. National Interest Lands Conservtion Act of 1980 (ANILCA) would permit the current Collectively, we administration to designate the coastal plain of ANWR as a national monument under advocate jobs and energy for Americans the authority of the Antiquities Act. The legal review makes it clear that the president through responsible cannot legally designate a monument in Alaska without congressional approval. development of So far this year, President Clinton has used the Antiquities Act to create or expand 10 ANWR’s resources. monuments nationwide, closing over 4 million acres to public access. Alaska is no stranger to the sweeping impact of the Antiquities Act. In 1980, President Carter used the act to designate 17 national monuments, covering 56 million acres in Alaska. ANILCA was a resulting political compromise. It is ironic, in fact, that ANILCA became the law which prevents a permanent designation of a national monument under the Antiquities Act in the absence of congressional approval. This Act fulfills the need The Alaskan Congressional delegation (Senators and for the establishment of Frank Murkowski and Congressman ) are united with conservation system units most Alaskans to fight against any more attempts to lock up Alaska in Alaska. land. The State of Alaska is expected to vigorously litigate any monu- “No More” Clause ment designation under the Antiquities Act. Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ARCTIC POWER • GATEWAY TO ANWR

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Executive Committee Report strengthens case for ANWR Co-Chair Mano Frey, Alaska State AFL-CIO Co-Chair Jerome Selby and against National Monument Management Consultant 1st Vice Chair Frank Dillion Alaska Trucking Association just released report entitled “Potential Oil Production 2nd Vice President Wilbur O’Brien, Era Aviation A Secretary Debbie Reinwand from the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Bradley/Reid Communications Treasurer Jerry Weaver, National Bank of Alaska Refuge” has encouraging news regarding production poten- Sally Ann Carey, Natchiq, Inc. tial in ANWR and should strengthen the case for opening ANWR Matthew Fagnani, WorkSafe, Inc. Eric Helzer, VECO Corporation to enhance our nation’s domestic oil production. In addition, the Jerry Hood, Teamsters Local 959 report provides more reasons against declaring the region a Jeff Lowenfels, Yukon Pacific Gas James Palmer, BP Exploration (Alaska) national monument. Robert Stiles, DRVen Corporation The updated assessment was prepared for the U.S. Senate Committee on James Udelhoven, Udelhoven Oilfield Systems Alma Upicksoun, Arctic Slope Regional Corp. Energy and Natural Resources at the request of Chairman Frank Murkowski. Directors The senator requested the Energy Information Administration (EIA) to report Mayor George Ahmaogak, North Slope Borough Bill Allen, VECO Corporation plausible scenar- Mark Begich, Begich Apartments ios for ANWR Richard Berkowitz, Transporation Institute Marc Bond, UNOCAL supply develop- Carl Brady, Brady & Company Judy Brady, Alaska Oil & Gas Association ment consistent Thomas Brennan, Brennan Communications with the most Michael Burns, KeyBank of Alaska Karen Cowart, Alaska Support Industry Alliance recent U.S. James Eason, Consultant Geological Tom Evans, Anchorage Central Labor Council Jeffrey Gregory, Sourdough Express, Inc. Survey resource Uwe Gross, Koniag, Inc. assessment. In Barbara Huff-Tuckness, Teamsers Local 959 Wilson Hughes, GCI 1998 the USGS Benjamin Jack, Salomon Smith Barney Inc. Kip Knudson, Era Aviation estimated recov- Joe Mathis, NANA Development Corporation erable oil from John McClellan, ASCG Incorporated Mike Navarre, Zan. Inc. the Coastal Plain Kyle Parker, Patton Boggs, LLP to be between 5.7 Ron Perry, Microware, Inc. Russell Pounds, Pacific Rim Graphics and 16 billion Randy Ruedrich, Arctic E&P Advisors barrels, with a mean volume of 10.3 billion barrels. By comparison, total Judy Salo Cindy Schebler, Personnel Plus U.S. proven crude oil reserves in 1998 were estimated at 21 billion barrels. Mary Shields , Northwest Technical Services Rick Solie, Phillips Alaska, Inc. According to the EIA report, ANWR oil production could last for 30-60 Bob Stinson, CONAM Construction Company years, with peak production rates ranging from 650,000 to 1.9 million bar- Tara Sweeney, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation Curtis Thayer, Enstar Natural Gas rels per day; and from 400 to 800 million barrels per year. The high-end esti- Hazel Thompson mate rivals Alaska’s historic production for the entire North Slope. Emeritus James Campbell Using EIA’s projected long term per-barrel price for crude oil - $22.04 (in Steve McAlpine, Attorney 1998 dollars) — “the potential ANWR oil recovered would have a value of STAFF Executive Director Cam Toohey between $125 and $350 billion (in 1998 dollars).” More than 80 percent of Special Assistant Elaine Royal the technically recoverable oil will be economical to develop at oil prices of Staff Assistant Brenda Martin $25 per barrel. At $28 per barrel — a price recently experienced — all of the CONTACT US AT: 1049 West 5th Avenue Coastal Plain’s technically recoverable oil is commercially developable. Anchorage, AK 99501 The full report can be accessed at the EIA’s web site: www.eia.doe.gov. (907) 274-2697 • Fax 274-2706 http://www.anwr.org 2 Arctic Power: Gateway to ANWR • 3rd Quarter 2000 ARCTIC POWER • GATEWAY TO ANWR Womens groups supportive ANILCA 20th Anniversary

his summer two national womens rom the time Alaska became a T organizations passed resolutions in F state in 1958, until the Alaska support of opening ANWR to oil and National Interest Lands Conservation gas exploration and development. Act (ANILCA or Alaska Lands Bill), was On June 18, the majority of delegates passed a signed into law in December 1980, land in resolution at the General Federation of Women’s Alaska was effectively closed to all normal Clubs (GFWC) 109th Annual Meeting in Boston. The actions and developments. ANILCA eventu- GFWC is the oldest and largest organization for ally set aside 104 million acres in Alaska for women in America, with roots back to the suffrage years. Over 1,500 delegates attended the meeting, inclusion within the national forests, nation- including nine from Alaska. al parks, wildlife refuges and wild and According to Darlene Holt, Immediate Past scenic rivers. President of the GFWC of Alaska, the Alaska delega- It is fair to say that decades of argument and tion came prepared to defend the ANWR resolution, uncertainty with the federal government made most in light of heightened Internet interest just prior to Alaskans cynical about the legislative-land process. the meeting. She cites Arctic Power’s help with infor- And it is fair to say that the Alaska Lands Bill was a mational pamphlets, together with high gas prices compromise that probably satisfied few who partici- and well-informed Alaska delegates as reasons for pated in its formation. Nevertheless, ANILCA did the resolution’s passage with a two-thirds voice vote. establish the ground rules for use of federal lands, A month later, another supportive resolution was which comprise nearly two-thirds of Alaska’s land- passed at Girls Nation, a youth government leader- mass. And Title II, Section 1209 (the “No More” ship conference held the latter part of July in clause) did afford some measure of certainty with Washington, D.C. Amanda Clark, one of Alaska’s two regard to future studies and withdrawals of federal delegates, introduced the resolution July 22. It lands in Alaska. What remains to be seen is whether passed 46-38. promises made to the people are kept.

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I’ve been on NRDC’s Board of Trustees for 25 years. I can assure you that, with 400,000 members and a staff of more than 150 top- flight environmental professionals, NRDC is uniquely qualified to lead this fight to save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge... ANWR contains North America’s finest examples of northern forests. Robert Redford, in a recent Natural Resources Defense Council mailing Forests? There are very few trees in ANWR. So much for Mr. Redford’s knowledge of the region. Alaskan delegates to the Democratic and Republican national conven- tions wore their support for opening ANWR. Buttons are available from 4 Arctic Power. Arctic Power: Gateway to ANWR • 3rd Quarter 2000