Of Oil, ANWR and Environmental Reconciliation
John A. Baden November 22, 2000
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Of Oil, ANWR and Environmental Reconciliation

With prices of oil near $35 per barrel and natural gas above $5 per million BTU, the debate over development versus the preservation of natural landscapes has re-erupted. Think of the oil lying under Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as a huge electromagnet energized as the price of crude goes up. A year ago, […]

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Political Lessons for Greens
John A. Baden November 8, 2000
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Political Lessons for Greens

I’m writing this column in support of environmental quality prior to the election. I hope voters purge two types of politicians; troglodytes who confuse conservative with exploitative, and watermelons, those green on the outside and pink within. Remember Jim Watt? When appointed Secretary of Interior in 1981, he led the “Sagebrush Rebellion”. He promised to […]

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