HomeMy WebLinkAboutres1988-012INTRODUCED BY: DANIEL M. WARNER
PROPOSED BY: DANIEL N. WARNER
DATE: February 18, 1988
1 RESOLUTION NO. 88-12
2 A RESOLUTION STATING THE INTENT OF THE
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL TO SUPPORT RESPONSIBLE
3 DEVELOPMENT OF OIL PRODUCTION IN•THE ARCTIC
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
4
WHEREAS, every major development in Alaska since the
5 gold rush has bolstered the economy in Washington
State;
6
WHEREAS, Washington received nearly $765 million in
7 Prudhoe Bay development income for hard goods purchased
by oil companies in the state between 1980 and 1986
8 alone;
9 WHEREAS, two - thirds of the oil refined in Washington is
from Alaska and a high percentage of vehicles in urban
10 areas in the state rely on gas refined from Alaska
crude oil;
11
WHEREAS, the United States still imports 6 million
12 barrels of oil daily, about 37 percent of our supply;
13 WHEREAS, oil production in the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge could erase up to $2 billion in future foreign
14 debt the U. S. would incur to import oil;
15 WHEREAS, responsible development of the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge would benefit America's energy
16 Security, the country'•s balance of trade,'and the
economy of Washington State and the Pacific Northwest;
17
WHEREAS, the extraction and transportation of oil from
18 the north slope of Alaska can be accomplished with a
sensitivity to the need to protect animal and plant
19 life; and
20 WHEREAS, Whatcom County Council develops policy goals
for the political and economic growth of Whatcom
21 County, and finds that maintaining a continuous supply
of oil for refining in Northwest Washington is in
22 Whatcom County's best long -term economic interest;
23 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Whatcom County Council
24 supports the development of oil production in the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge in a manner consistent with environmental
25 policies and procedures designed to protect and preserve the
26 unique and invaluable plant, animal and marine life indigenous to
27 the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and urges other governmental
agencies to express their support for such oil production
28 development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as is
29 consistent with sound environmental policy.
30 PASSED this 18th day of February 1988.
31 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
32
TTEST: WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
e� Carol Ebergson
Clerk of the Council
William P.Toehl, Chair
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Shirley VaA ZanteCW
County Executive