I've seen ANWR, miserable country covered in ice 10 months of the year, swarming with mosquito's the rest. No one ever go's there without a reason. And Young is right all it would be is a short spur to a existing pipeline. All drilling/pipeline construction would be done in the winter on frozen ground with zero impact on the tundra.
For some reason the anti development crowd has made it a Holy cause even though 99.9999% have never been, nor will ever be there.