Abstract
This book was written to provide awareness and understanding of the numerous Arctic issues that are of significance to the United States. The oil and gas resources found in the northern region are of special interest. This volume contains contributions by personnel from organizations such as the Environmental Defense Fund, the Department of Natural Resources of the State of Alaska, and the Center for Northern Studies. Contents, abridged: United States Arctic interests: background for policy. Mineral resources: Arctic Alaska. The transportation of Arctic energy resources. The United States and the role of science in the Arctic. Arctic environmental quality. Arctic resource conflicts: sources and solutions. Arctic prospects: problems and opportunities. Index.
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