Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge covers about 8,900,000 acres in northeastern Alaska.

The Bush administration, allegeded by some to be backed by big oil[?], wanted to drill for oil in the refuge. The House of Representatives voted in mid-2000 to allow drilling, but in April 2002, the Senate rejected it. The future of the refuge remains uncertain.

External Links

• The ANWR's official website (http://www.r7.fws.gov/nwr/arctic/arctic.html)
• An anti-drilling site (http://www.savearcticrefuge.org/)
• A pro-drilling site (http://www.anwr.org/)
• 7" x 5.6" 436 KB Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge JPEG provided by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (http://images.fws.gov/default.cfm?fuseaction=records.display&CFID=2060719&CFTOKEN=64720564&id=AE89D654%2D08BB%2D4DE5%2D8F0C90122F1EEEF4)