It's the governor's job to help sustain the state's revenue resources.  Oil is dwindling, after pumping for the past thirty-something years.  What's your plan for replacing oil revenue when it dries up, Mist?  ANWR won't open in our lifetime if never.  I'm betting that the next generation will see the wisdom in protecting the Arctic environment.  Personally, I've yet to hear or see a reliable environmental protection contingency plan that solid before opening up ANWR.  If developers can't produce a convincing plan than the era of Big Oil will be over.  Then what?