Counting Caribou
Tags: PETROLEUM -- Prospecting; CARIBOU; ENERGY policy; GWICH'IN Indians; ARCTIC National Wildlife Refuge (Alaska)
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- A resource more valuable than oil. Demuth, Bathsheba // Christian Science Monitor;10/11/2000, Vol. 92 Issue 224, p9
Argues that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) should not be explored as a possible source of petroleum. Desire of the United States oil industry to drill for oil there; Classification of ANWR as environmentally sensitive; Caribou herd in the refuge and the millenia-old dependence of...
- The porcupine caribou herd, the Gwich'in and big oil. LaDuke, Winona // Earth Island Journal;Spring90, Vol. 5 Issue 2, p17
Deals with the protection of the porcupine caribou herd at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) by the Gwich'in Indians. Oil and gas development plans on ANWR; Oil and gas industries' expected impact on animals in the area; Groups and individuals involved in the herd protection.
- Arctic drilling will help natives. Ahmaogak Sr., George N. // Christian Science Monitor;10/25/2000, Vol. 92 Issue 234, p11
Argues that proposed petroleum exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska need not adversely affect the sensitive environment there. Others' concerns that oil drilling would undermine the cultural heritage of the Gwich'in indigenous people that live nearby; Author's...
- ANWR Oil: An Alternative to War Over Oil. Hickel, Walter J. // American Enterprise;Jun2002, Vol. 13 Issue 4, p54
Comments on the issue of oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)in Alaska. Description of ANWR; Effect of oil exploration on the Porcupine caribou herd, a herd that usually calves in the ANWR; Criticism of the philosophical position of naturalists on the issue of human...
- Above Arctic oil reserves: old ways, satellite dishes. Knickerbocker, Brad // Christian Science Monitor;8/1/2001, Vol. 93 Issue 173, p1
Discusses the lifestyles of the Gwich'in tribe in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), Alaska. Dependence of the tribe's society and culture on subsistence hunting and fishing; Expectation that the United States House of Representatives will vote on opening up a portion of ANWR to oil...
- ANWR THE GREAT DIVIDE. Wallace, Scott; S. W. // Smithsonian;Oct2005, Vol. 36 Issue 7, p48
Discusses the controversial debate on whether or not the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) should be opened for oil exploration. Debate between the oil industry and environmentalists, between Republicans and Democrats, which centers on issues of self-sufficiency versus preservation of...
- Debate. // Scholastic News -- Edition 4;04/16/2001, Vol. 63 Issue 23, p7
Presents a debate on whether Congress should vote for allowing companies to drill oil at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.
- Nation split sharply on drilling in Arctic. Dillin, John; Savides, Steven // Christian Science Monitor;2/27/2001, Vol. 93 Issue 64, p3
Looks at results of a survey to determine whether Americans supported oil production in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.
- Push to Drill in Alaska Growing. Daerr, Elizabeth G. // National Parks;May/Jun2001, Vol. 75 Issue 5/6, p11
Discusses the plan to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska for oil and gas exploration. Oil demand in the United States; Information on the National Energy Security Act of 2001; Estimated amount of technically recoverable oil within the refuge; Concerns expressed by environmental...
