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How
Will Drilling Affect YOU?
This question is one that
must be asked as we begin to investigate whether drilling
in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a sound decision.
For the people of Alaska, it is a question that they have
been asking themselves for many years. The views and perspectives
of the different groups often get overshadowed by the boisterous
debates in Congress or headlines in the media, but the people
of Alaska need to be involved in the final arbitration of
this complex issue.
Our web site
is being revised to make it "user-friendly." Please
send comments, suggestions, and donations to m2007-10@MIT.edu.
Let us introduce you to four of the important
Alaskan groups in this debate:
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Will these
tribes who have lived on the land and depend on the
caribou herds for substance perish? |
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Will drilling bring
more revenue or a headache of environmental catastrophes? |
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How does the Alaskan
government relate to corporations in Alaska, and what
are the legal perspectives that are being held by different
governmental authorities? |
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Can a compromise situation
be reached, or is the environment too important to be
bargained away? |
We hope you leave this
site with a better sense of the individuals and groups involved
in this struggle. The ANWR debate is not one that can be solved
by pure logic alone; the emotions and effects of such activity
on the human population must be investigated and understood.
NOTE: This site is (and will usually be) under
heavy construction. Please pardon our dust.
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