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Bush oil plan targets Arcitc refuge

George Bush, the US president, is worried about the soaring cost of oil. He asked Congress to lift a 27-year-ban on drilling off the US coast. One particular area earmarked for exploitation is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Al Jazeera's correspondent Robert Reynolds reports from Prudhoe Bay in northern Alaska and how opponents say it will be years before oil is pumped at the cost of the ecosystem.

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