Not so far, say environmentalists. Sticking to the low end of government estimates, the National Resources Defense Council says there may be no more than 3.2 billion barrels of economically recoverable oil in the coastal plain of ANWR, a drop in the bucket that would do virtually nothing to ease America s energy problems. And consumers would wait up to a decade to gain any benefits, because drilling could begin only after much bargaining over leases, environmental permits and regulatory review. As for ANWR s impact on the California power crisis, environmentalists point out that oil is responsible for only 1% of the Golden State s electricity output and just 3% of the nation s.
21. What does President Bush think of tapping oil in ANWR?
A) It will exhaust the nation s oil reserves.
B) It will help secure the future of ANWR.
C) It will help reduce the nation s oil imports.
D) It will increase America s energy consumption.
22. We learn from the second paragraph that the American oil industry ________.
A) believes that drilling for oil in ANWR will produce high yields
B) tends to exaggerate America s reliance on foreign oil
C) shows little interest in tapping oil in ANWR
D) expects to stop oil imports from Saudi Arabia
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