Searching for Arctic Oil
- ISBN-10
- 1410939901
- ISBN-13
- 9781410939906
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 56
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-01-01
- Publisher
- Heinemann-Raintree Library
- Authors
- Eve Hartman, Wendy Meshbesher
Description
Presents a history of drilling for oil in the Arctic region, provides arguments for and against drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and discusses the challenges of the area.
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