In 1980, this area was protected under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, however in order for conservationists to get the act passed they were forced to leave one area open to future oil exploration. ... Energy Information Administration by 2010 Americans will consume twenty-three million barrels a day. ... On March 19th of this year, the issue was brought to the Senate as a part of Bush's energy program. ... Also, polls show that a majority of Americans do not support Bush's views on oil consumption or the country's current energy policy. There is also an...

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Conservation groups claim that spills in the Refuge similar to the ones around it could have a devastating impact on sensitive wildlife species that live there (Higgins). ... Such a broad spectrum of different habitats occurring within a single protected unit is unparalleled in North America; no other conservation area in the north hosts such abundant and diverse wildlife (alaskawild). ... To save gasoline, the federal government imposes Corporate Domestic energy policy standards on automobile producers that require all new cars to average 27.5 miles per gallon (Lee). ...

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