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Comments on the political debate surrounding the energy bill which would open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to drilling for oil and natural gas. Concern of environmentalists; Idea that sometimes lofty environmentalism is a cover for crude politics; Argument that some environmental policies are feel-good indulgences for an era of energy abundances; Mention of how Ben & Jerry's ice cream, which is preferred by environmentalists, is actually not a very environmentally conservative product.