The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a 19-million-acre national wildlife refuge in northern Alaska. The refuge includes a large variety of species of plants and animals, such as polar bears, grizzly bears, black bears, moose, caribou, wolves, eagles, lynx, wolverine, marten, beaver and migratory birds, which rely on the refuge. In August 2020 the Trump administration approved program to auction oil leases that would enable oil companies to drill for oil within the refuge. Environmentalists argue that oil development threatens wildlife and is likely to worsen climate change. Proponents argue that drilling would be limited to the coastal ranges and would make the U.S. more energy independent.
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@3SXNRFF5yrs5Y
Yes, in areas where it would not significantly impact local wildlife
@5643HNN4yrs4Y
No, we should be more focused on renewable energy instead
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, this would threaten the continued existence of the wildlife species that rely on the refuge for survival.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, this would threaten the ongoing existence of the wildlife species that rely on the refuge for continued survival
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, this would threaten the continual existence of the wildlife species that rely on the refuge for survival
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, this would threaten the ongoing existence of the wildlife species who rely on the refuge for survival
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, this would threaten the continuing existence of the wildlife species who rely on the refuge for survival
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, this would threaten the existence of the wildlife species who rely on the refuge for survival
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, this would threaten the continued survival of the wildlife species who rely on the refuge, and the oil development will worsen climate change
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, this would both threaten extinction of the wildlife who rely on the refuge and worsen climate change
@7PTCG384yrs4Y
No, this would threaten extinction of the wildlife who rely on the refuge and worsen climate change
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, this would threaten extinction of the wildlife who rely on the refuge and climate change would be worsened
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, this would threaten extinction of the wildlife who rely on the refuge and the oil development will worsen climate change
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, this would threaten the survival of the wildlife who rely on the refuge and worsen climate change as a result of further oil development
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, this would threaten the survival of the wildlife who rely on the refuge and the oil development would worsen climate change
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, this would threaten the continued survival of the wildlife species who rely on the refuge
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