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Arctic Wildlife Refuge: Why Trash an American Treasure for a Tiny Percentage of Our Oil Needs? Drilling for oil in America's premier wildlife sanctuary would deface the pristine landscape and threaten Alaskan wildlife. News: Drilling for oil in America's premier wildlife sanctuary would deface the pristine landscape and threaten Alaskan wildlife.
Safeguarding Alaska's Arctic Wilderness
Index: Oil and gas drilling, coal mining and invasive development are combining with global warming's effects to wreak havoc on Alaska's vast, remote Arctic landscape. NRDC is working with Alaskan Native communities to protect this wilderness area and the whales, bears and other diverse wildlife that depend on it.
Arctic Refuge 101: Fact Sheets
Overview: Get informed about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's extraordinary wilderness and wildlife, the damage oil development has caused in neighboring areas of Alaska's North Slope, and better ways we can meet our energy needs.

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Wildlife Killing Exposé Goes on the Road: posted by Melissa Waage, 6/18/13
National Wolf Delisting: Too Much, Too Soon: posted by Sylvia Fallon, 6/7/13
Protecting Eagles While Working to Guide Wind Development: posted by Katie Umekubo, 5/20/13