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Argument: Many of Alaska's native tribes support drilling in ANWR
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The Inupiat Eskimos support drilling in ANWR
- This is important because they live in and near ANWR [1]
- Counter-points: These Indians have an economic interest in supporting drilling.
- But, this leads to the question, is it a bad thing for these Indians to benefit economically from oil drilling? Probably not, as long as this benefit is not at the sacrifice of all other interests, such as environmental protection.
- Counter-points: These Indians have an economic interest in supporting drilling.
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Inuit in the north supporting ANWR drilling
- According to CNN (2002), there are "economic needs of the Inuit in the north, who use drilling proceeds to fund schools, hospitals and police departments?"[2]
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