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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@6W67VX44yrs4Y
Privatize the Alaska Wildlife Refuge.
@599JCD95yrs5Y
No, and convert all public lands into conservation trusts.
@4YQYQPN4yrs4Y
Leave it up to Alaska to decide since it’s their land.
@8HDMV9J4yrs4Y
Yes, but have limits on how much drilling can be done at any given time
@8R2RMP34yrs4Y
No, unless Alaska approves of it.
@8R2RMP34yrs4Y
No, this should be decided by Alaska.
@84JHJXZ4yrs4Y
Yes, unless there is heavy opposition from the citizens.
@63MBBW24yrs4Y
Yes, but only on land sold by the federal government to the drillers
@Mobdawwg3yrs3Y
Yes, but increase alternative energy subsidies to eliminate our dependence on fossil fuels
@8XSXMM63yrs3Y
No, and TEMPORARILY give subsidies to eliminate dependence on fossil fuels to get people invested and further increase restrictions on the burning of fossil fuels.
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