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Argument: Prudhoe Bay's example demonstrates the risks of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
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- Sierra Club ANWR Overview - "If nearby Prudhoe Bay is any indication, drilling for oil in the refuge will surely destroy it. At neighboring Prudhoe Bay, home to one of the world's largest industrial complexes, 43,000 tons of nitrogen oxides pollute the air each year. Hundreds of spills involving tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil and other petroleum products occur annually. Decades-old diesel spill sites still show little regrowth of vegetation. Gravel fill, excavation and waste disposal alone have destroyed 17,000 acres of wildlife and marine habitat."
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