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- The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: The best of the last wild places. Doherty, Jim // Smithsonian;Mar96, Vol. 26 Issue 12, p32
Depicts the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as one of the largest protected wilderness areas in the United States as well as the most controversial. Battles between oil companies and preservationists over the status of the land; Various wildlife found on the refuge; The author's on-site...
- Arctic time. McQuaid, Kim // Wilderness (07366477);Spring95, Vol. 58 Issue 208, p15
Recounts a 50-mile hiking trip in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge wilderness of Alaska. `Arctic Time,' in which bursts of furious effort alternate with stretches of stupendous inactivity; The isolation; Silence; Weather; Feelings of safety and vulnerability as campers in a remote area;...
- Last Change to See It? Scheer, Roddy // E: The Environmental Magazine;Mar/April2002, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p53
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- ARCTIC ALASKA. Carter, Jimmy // National Geographic Traveler;Oct2001, Vol. 18 Issue 7, p48
Presents information on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Description of the place; Location and size; Animals that can be found.
- Postcards from the edge. Rennicke, Jeff // Backpacker;Feb99, Vol. 27 Issue 1, p38
Highlights a backpacking trip in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Description of the wilderness area; Encounter with mosquitos; Difficulties experienced by the backpackers; Key sceneries; Fun with nature. INSETS: Avoiding the winged plague;Arctic national wildlife refuge.
- Too wild to lose. Waterman, J.; Brower, D. // Backpacker;Mar1988, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p40
Three articles explore the controversy surrounding the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. North Slope oil reserves; Policy of the Reagan Administration; Differing views of Alaskans in the village of Kaktoville; Oil and jobs versus preservation of nature.
- Polar opposites. Udall, J.R. // Sierra;Sep/Oct87, Vol. 72 Issue 5, p40
The so-called 1002 area of the Hulahula River in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a coastal plain that biologists consider important because it is a breeding ground for many birds and mammals. Secretary of the Interior Donald Hodel is urging Congress to lease the area for oil exploration....
- Energy security requires development of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. // Nation's Business;May91, Vol. 79 Issue 5, p75
Editorial. Calls for the development of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska. Dangers of growing U.S. dependence on foreign oil production; Response to environmental opposition to the development of the ANWR.
- Our energy security answer: ANWR! Keating-Edh, B. // Consumer Comments;Jul/Aug91, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p6
Calls opening Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) coastal plain for oil exploration an important solution to meeting the energy goals of American consumers. Only small area to be explored; Safety record of Prudhoe Bay excellent; Consumer alert Washington Director Scott Pattison...
