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ANWR Morass Redux

Adrian Moore

Some recent discussion of extracting oil from under the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is finally getting a bit more rational. Between the polar extremes of "we need the oil, damn the animals" and "the animals are sacred" is reality--we can extract that oil without harming the wildlife.

The Bald Eagle's Worst Enemy: How Federal Law Pits Landowners Against Eagles

Policy Brief 64

Brian Seasholes

The recovery of the bald eagle in the lower 48 states is a huge conservation success. But the lion's share of credit for the eagle's recovery should go to the 1972 ban of the pesticide DDT, not the Endangered Species Act, according to a new set of policy briefs by the Reason Foundation.

The Reason Foundation reports also suggest the Endangered Species Act often does more harm than good by pitting landowners against the very animals it is trying to save.

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