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sition after being assured that the borough would participate in future mitigation efforts as development gets closer.

Kempthorne said no oil is likely to come out of the lake region for a decade and that a series of environmental reviews will be part of the process that leads to actual oil development.

Environmentalists argue that BP's problems demonstrate the potential risks associated with oil drilling and shipment and that there are certain areas such as the Lake Teshekpuk region that should be declared off limits. The Interior Department during the Clinton administration proposed a broad leasing plan for the NPRA, but excluded the lake area.

Since then, a lot has changed, drilling advocates argue.

"Look at what the price of oil is right now," said Bisson. "We're talking about 2 billion-plus barrels of oil that with biological sensitivity can be developed. You can't just walk away from it."

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