The Race for Alaskan Oil: 6 Key Takeaways For more than a generation, opposition to drilling has left a 19-million-acre wildlife refuge in Alaska largely unscathed. But the region is on the cusp of major change as Washington speedily rolls back protections. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:How Hurricane Irma Became So Huge and DestructiveOut There: Cassini Flies Toward a Fiery Death on SaturnCassini Burns Into SaturnHow to Protect a Drug Patent? Sell it to a Native American TribeConservationists See a Hurricane Risk: Florida’s Exotic Pets Could EscapeLife After the Storm: Children Who Survived Katrina Offer Lessons