... ," suggested that the undisturbed northeast corner of Alaska and the best area for protection. There were two major consequences of the study, 20 million acres of coastal plain was designated for oil and gas leasing on top of the 23 million acres already being developed for the Naval Petroleum Reserve, and the original 8.9 million acres for the Refuge were designated. These two consequences laid out a general pattern ... for Northern Alaska by setting aside approximately 43 million acres for development, and the northeastern corner for wildlife and wilderness conservation. The ... ...

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... , Americans, and the future of the United States. ANWR is the largest of Alaska's 16 national wildlife refuges (Lee). It contains 19.6 acres, and significant deposits of petroleum, which the drilling of has been disputed for many years (Lee). Harvesting this petroleum would not harm the environment or animal populations as people have speculated, and even though some accidents and spills are ... done on gravel pads that provide a foundation that protects and insulates the underlying permafrost (Lee). Improvements in Arctic road construction that have been used in Prudhoe have eliminated t...

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... become a social problem due to the negative eco-impacts, and has brought increased attention to the American political agenda. Covering over nineteen million acres in the northeast corner of Alaska, the ANWR is the largest reserve in the National Wildlife Refuge. Because of its size, remote location, ... were accident free, roads, buildings, other structures would need to be built to support the workers and make the land accessible for exploration. Also machinery needed for excavation would be brought in, which would disrupt the existing balance of the ecosystem. Development of the area w...

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