The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: An Impermamemt Frontier

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The Arctic Cold War between conservationists and oil advocates over this perpetually frozen ground centers on one dilemma; is the potential for recoverable oil more valuable to society than the preservation of a 'pristine' and fragile arctic ecosystem? Read an analysis by Robin Urquhart. Since the time of writing, the ANWR legislation was blocked in the US Senate (December 21 2005.)

For more information, go to:

• US Fish and Wildlife Service

• Campaigns to protect ANWR:
  • Help Save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
  • The Wilderness Society
  • World Wildlife Fund Conservation Action Network
• Campaigns to open up ANWR:
  • The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge website

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