ANWR's Index Billions of barrels of oil used by Americans each year: 7 This stat can be found almost anywhere, including in the report the US Fish and Wildlife Service has prepared on the Projected Imapct of Oil and Gas Development in the 1002 Area that details the statitics as reported in the 1987 Coastal Plain Report and LEIS, which detailed the amount of oil that may be economically recoverable in the 1002 area of the ANWR. Also see our info about Economically recoverable oil. The point: We must reduce our use of oil--a reality that the oil industry is fighting HARD to prevent from happening. sources: US Fish and Wildlife Service ANWR website. (A PDF of this report can be found at this link.) return to index