15 DEC – America’s last wilderness is about to go to the highest bidder for oil drilling
‘The refuge includes the birthing grounds of the Porcupine caribou herd, as well as the prime denning area for the Beaufort Sea polar bears (a threatened species, numbering only 900).’ Photograph: AP Language is everything. Those who argue for oil drilling in the Arctic national wildlife refuge, a place of stunning wild beauty in…