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Word: fragileâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1970
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...reverse the entire American pioneer act," State Senator Jay Hammond says. The great?and fragile???land is patently incapable of holding an unlimited number of people. Most planners believe that twice as many people as now may well be quite enough. The old theory that Alaska's sheer size and emptiness can absorb any insult without ill effect has by now been disproved by all too many examples. Instead, new growth must be selective and controlled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: The Great Land: Boom or Doom | 7/27/1970 | See Source »

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