About this product: Most Americans had never heard of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) before the summer of 2008 when gas prices exceeded $4.00 per gallon. At that time, a national cry rang out for relief at the pumps and for increased energy security to prevent such a painful recurrence. ANWR suddenly became a highly contentious issue in the energy debates raging in Congress, eventually spilling over into the presidential campaigns throughout the fall. It was front page news as Congressional delegations and media outlets made the obligatory pilgrimage to Anchorage and points beyond in a half-hearted effort to find truth amid the mounting hype.
Yet what was learned from all this activity? What do any of us really know about ANWR that wasn't gleaned from a thirty-second news bite? The sad truth is that most Americans had never seen, and never will see, this remote, majestic corner of northern Alaska.
Regrettably, there is no manual with respect to comprehending the issues surrounding ANWR. Current sources run a somewhat limited spectrum from addressing narrow topics in total isolation, to being only mildly informative. More importantly, the information, whether it is derived from energy advocates, environmental organizations, or political analysts, tends to harbor an innate bias. This book is a good faith effort to inform, without bias.
About this product: Photograph Alaska? Where would you begin? Alaska, America's Wildest State is the Alaska of your dreams. John Schwieder includes over 150 of his best landscape and wildlife images. From polar bears to puffins, from solstice to snowflakes, Schwieder's eight year photographic odyssey captures our wildest state in all seasons. Travel with Schwieder by foot and by boat, across tundra and down rivers, up mountains and over glaciers. Journey to each of Alaska's eight major national parks, from Alaska's wild coast to its vast interior and finally to the Arctic Slope. Image Indexes feature photographic descriptions, including geographic, biologic and other natural phenomena as well as notes on photography technique. Schwieder s long history as an Alaskan climbing guide, commercial fisherman, and backcountry adventurer has uniquely informed his approach to photographing Alaska. Meanwhile Schwieder's quiet, respectful nature reveals his own intimate interpretation of the spirit and emotion of wild Alaska.
About this product: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) consists of 19 million acres in north-east Alaska. It is administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in the Department of the Interior (DOI). It is a 1.5 million acre coastal plain on the North Slope of the Brooks Range that is currently viewed as one of the most likely undeveloped US onshore oil and gas prospects. According to the US Geological Survey, there is even a small chance that taken together, the fields on this federal land could hold as much economically recoverable oil as the giant field at Prudhoe Bay, found in 1967 on the coastal plain west of ANWR. That state-owned portion of the coastal plain is now estimated to have held 11-13 billion barrels of oil. The Refuge, and especially the coastal plain, is home to a wide variety of plants and animals. The presence of caribou, polar bears, grizzly bears, wolves, migratory birds, and many other species in a nearly undisturbed state has led some to call the area America's 'Serengeti'. The Refuge and two neighbouring parks in Canada have been proposed for an international park, and several species found in the area (including polar bears, caribou, migratory birds, and whales) are protected by international treaties or agreements. The analysis in this book covers, first, the economic and geological factors that have triggered new interest in development, followed by the philosophical, biological, and environmental quality factors that have triggered opposition to it. The book begins with a review of the nature and issues of the ANWR.
About this product: This digital document is an article from Energy, published by Business Communications Company, Inc. on March 22, 2001. The length of the article is 4628 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Citation Details Title: The Future of ANWR.(Arctic National Wildlife Refuge) Author: M. Lynne Corn Publication:Energy (Magazine/Journal) Date: March 22, 2001 Publisher: Business Communications Company, Inc. Volume: 26 Issue: 2 Page: 4
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Citation Details Title: Drilling for logic.(Editorials)(Congress should reject the raid on ANWR)(Editorial) Publication:The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper) Date: September 26, 2005 Publisher: Thomson Gale Page: A12
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Citation Details Title: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Controversies for the 109th Congress.(CRS Report for Congress: Received through the CRS Web) Author: M. Lynne Corn Publication:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs (Report) Date: July 1, 2006 Publisher: Thomson Gale Page: NA
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Citation Details Title: Possible federal revenue from oil development of ANWR and nearby areas.(CRS Report for Congress) Author: Salvatore Lazzari Publication:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs (Report) Date: June 1, 2008 Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs Page: NA
About this product: Here are the bio's of the participants and the proceedings of the 10th Annual Meet Alaska Conference - 1993. - ANWR Comon Sense or politics?
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Citation Details Title: A refuge preserved.(Editorials)(Senate blocks Bush plan to drill in ANWR)(Editorial) Publication:The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper) Date: March 20, 2003 Publisher: The Register Guard Page: A14
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