Bill, that is great! I am just getting ready to write an op/ed on the Artic Natioanl Wildlife Refuge, in Alaska, which abuts the far reaches of northern Canada. It is prime birthing ground for polar bears, musk oxen, grizzlies, wolves, foxes, eagles, owls, and migrating heard of 180,000 caribou. If the BP Amoco-Arco merger is approved, they are looking to open up even more of the area to oil development and have 88% of the drilling leases in the nearby Alaskan Reserve. They are in full force lobbying mode to accomplish this destruction and have already turned 2 million acres of tundra into a huge industrial complex, plus the gov. is considering 10 million acres of offshore drilling in Beaufort Sea.

There's lots more to it than that, but I was wondering if any of you Canadians have ehard anything about this and whta your thoughts are. It seems somehow relevant in this thread in light of the experiences and the song above.

Thanks,

kat