This was my reply to a commenter in my previous thread on drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Climate change is already happening in the North. The Canadian (and Alaskan) Inuit population is perhaps the best resource for proof of this. They have the oral and written history of their elders, and thousands of …
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US Senate approves ANWR drilling
Last week the US Senate gave approval for drilling in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge. The EIA predicts: “The mean (expected value) estimate is 10.3 billion barrels of recoverable oil.” from the Coastal Plains of ANWR. The EIA also says: “The United States consumed an average of about 20.4 million bbl/d of oil during the …
Chris Albrighton considers fleeing Iraq
The excellent and experienced former freelance reporter Chris Albrighton (I say former because he’s now affiliated with and writes for Time) has posted an honest reflection of whether he should stay in Iraq. He is understandably conflicted… he wants only to tell the story of Iraqis… yet at what cost. His words: The more I …