At HobbsOnline today there's an interesting comparison of how images are chosen for stories on the environment.
Pictures like those two above are what the environmentalists show when discussing their opposition to oil drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge. And it is true that these are photos of part of ANWR. But they are not where the drilling would occur. They are in the permanently protected zone of ANWR. The coastal plain of ANWR was always intended to be reserved for possible future oil exploration - Congress said so when it established ANWR. And what does the coastal plain look like?Check them out. The difference is stunning. Posted by Vanderleun at April 1, 2004 10:40 AM | TrackBack
