Opponents of oil drilling in an Alaskan wildlife refuge are going on the offense after playing defense for a quarter of a century. They want the new Democratic Congress to make an oft-challenged drilling ban permanent. Full Story »
Posted by Melva Hackney
This story characterizes pro-drilling arguments and quotes spokespeople from the anti-drilling side of the argument. Its first quotation states, "the consensis is that there should not be drilling" but neither the quotation nor the story tell us who this consensus includes or how it was formed. There is a fair amount of information provided but balance is lacking.
