Arctic National Wildlife Refuge : Background and Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural gas.

Natural resources.

Wildlife conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2003.

System Details:

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text file

PDF

Summary:

Provides background material for use in analysis of possibilities and implications of major issues related to the legislative debate concerning the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Discusses history of ANWR and related energy development, and examines possible development sequence of leasing, exploration, development, production and reclamation phases, ANWR oil, natural gas, and biological resource potential, economic effects of development, and relationship to recent U.S. energy supply difficulties. Addresses status and effects of physical environment, Alaskan Natives and non-native resource use, reclamation issues after development, and other legislative issues. Includes a glossary.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.