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Message: [QUOTE="AlaskaSU, post: 1886554, member: 230"] That article says nothing that would lead to the conclusion that the pipeline inhibits caribou. The Porcupine Caribou herd is as strong as ever. They prefer to be close to the line for its heat. The line is elevated in the arctic. They can pass right under it. Wild animals are not frightened by static objects. Lets suppose, for the sake of argument, that the pipeline is bad for caribou. Would you rather have low energy prices or be at the mercy of countries that hate us? ANWR is now the equivalent of a National Park. Not even test drilling is allowed. Is that not crazy? What area of the world is more isolated and inhospitable to people than the N Slope where the ground is permafrost. Have you ever been in tundra? Have you ever tried to walk through tussocks laced with icy surface water? [/QUOTE]