Alan Lowenthal actually said...

"Oil and gas development in Alaska is not an easy issue to grapple with."

"There has to be a balance, a balance between development and conservation."

"The climate is changing faster in the Arctic than anywhere else on the planet, and the impacts are dramatic."

"The irreversible damage we could inflict on this area by drilling on it is disproportionately high compared to the amount of oil we could possibly extract. It simply isn't worth it."