Of course there are alternatives to increased drilling, especially considering that developing ANWR would be about a 10 year project. One major problem with alternative energy sources, however, is that the same environmental groups that are screaming about drilling in ANWR are at the same time suing to stop the CA wind farms, trying to stop a wind farm in Nantucket sound, stopping development on safer nuclear plants, etc.

There are alternatives, however we aren't being allowed to explore those either.