Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has sent a letter to Harry Reid urging him to start drilling in ANWR.

Here's a summary of the letter provided by Palin's office:

Governor Sarah Palin today urged members of Congress to enact legislation that would allow oil and gas development in a small portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

In a letter addressed to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and key members of Congress, Governor Palin stressed the need to enact an energy policy that includes oil and gas production from domestic sources, since failure to enact a sound energy policy is having real-life consequences. The Governor reminded members of Congress that the footprint of development would be less than 2,000 acres. She also assured members that any development would be conducted in a responsible and environmentally safe manner.

Conservatives will cheer, but not McCain, who has singled out ANWR in his support of drilling because of its "pristine" condition.