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...since the energy shocks of the 1970s has a Big Oil company been so vilified. From corner filling stations to the halls of Congress, Exxon came under attack last week for its role in the Alaskan oil spill. In Washington leaders of two consumer groups gathered near an Exxon station to call for a nationwide boycott of the company's products. On New York's Long Island, Suffolk County Executive Pat Halpin said the local government would cut its contractual ties with Exxon as a supplier. In California a lawsuit was filed that accused the oil company of boosting gasoline...
...long history of invasions has transformed the population. In 1880 there were only about 33,500 people in Alaska, 99% of them natives. But by 1959, when the territory became a state, the population had increased nearly sevenfold, and the typical Alaskan was no longer an Indian fisherman or an Inupiat hunter but a white storekeeper, bush pilot or construction worker. Today nonnatives account for 84% of the state's 530,000 people...
...they are eager to drill there. President Bush and the U.S. Interior Department favor opening up the area to exploration and development. Unlike Bristol Bay, where powerful fishing interests have always fought drilling, the land adjacent to this preserve is home only to a handful of Inupiat. Alaskan politicians thus have had little to lose and much to gain by pushing for exploration -- even the usually pro-environment Governor Cowper, who favors the plan...
...primary argument in favor of proceeding apace with Alaskan development is that the U.S. desperately needs energy. "Prohibiting development of ANWR will not eliminate the risk of future spills," says the American Petroleum Institute. "It will only ensure that the country is deprived of a potentially large source of petroleum vital to its economy and its energy security." That same argument was used by President Bush in his budget message to Congress...
With the notable exception of the John Tower fracas, Bush has muted public controversy. He cut a deal with Congress to quiet the poisonous contra-aid issue. He tiptoed out of the Eastern Air Lines strike early and into the Alaskan oil spill belatedly. Twice in the past few days he has mentioned his admiration of the leadership style of Dwight Eisenhower, best known for his ability to reconcile contentious and talented people. "No room for grudges in this business," Bush told one meeting of young staff members...