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JANUARY 10, 2001

Oil companies, environmentalists, and Alaska Natives presented widely divergent views on oil drilling in Alaska's North Slope in a two-day conference before the National Research Council.

The Council held the event at the request of Congress and is conducting an 18-month study of the effects of oil drilling.

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Clashing Opinions at Meeting on Alaska Drilling (The New York Times 1/10)
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Relevant Links:
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, US Fish and Wildlife Service - arctic.fws.gov
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Pro-Development site - www.anwr.org

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