If you want to raise the temperature anywhere in Alaska, justmention the debate over drilling in the Arctic National WildlifeRefuge, as I found out this past week when I visited the state. Iwasn't surprised that most everyone I talked to was in favor ofdrilling, since I was there to give a speech to members of a ruralelectric cooperative. What surprised me was how angry people werethat their fellow Americans knew so little about Alaska itself. Asone man put it: "Folks in the lower 48 don't know diddly about ourstate, but they think they can tell us natives how best to protectit."
At issue is whether the federal government should allow drillingin the coastal plain on the …
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