BACKGROUND: Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA) introduced a bill on February 13, 2003 to designate nearly 1.6 million acres of the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as wilderness, thus permanently banning oil and gas exploration in the area.1 TEN SECOND RESPONSE: Oil … Continue reading Representative Markey and Supporters: Wrong on ANWR, by Christopher Burger