One of George Bush's fondest ambitions has been to open to oil drilling an area in Alaska called the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR, or "Anwar," as people say it). The refuge has been the scene of a decade-long tug-of-war between pro-drilling interests, who have been raring to get started, and greens (along, according to polls, with most Americans) who have opposed the drillers. The greens argue that a network of pipelines and oil-drilling platforms will do untold harm to caribou, polar bears and millions of migrating birds.
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