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hatrack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-27-05 09:28 AM
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100 Toxic North Slope Oil Sites, 2,958 Toxic Spills 1996-2002 . . .
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570 miles of permanent gravel roads built.

1,000 in square miles, the total area encompassed by the existing 27 oil fields.

1,800 miles of connecting pipeline.

2,958 toxic spills (crude oil, diesel fuel, acids and waste oil, etc.) recorded in North Slope oil fields between 1996 and 2002, totaling more than 1.7 million gallons."

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http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20050427/anwr_side.art.htm
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