Pristine wilderness

So this picture was taken this last winter while driving from Deadhorse to where I work. Or, was it taken on the surface of the moon? Kinda hard to tell the difference isn't it? It isn't like this all the time, just 8 months out of the year. I am so sick and tired of hearing these tree-huggers trying to act like this is some pristine wilderness
or a rain forest with so many endangered species that if a gravel pad was put out here it would kill everything in a hundred mile radius. Yet if Greenpeace can run aground over a corral reef, and as long as it's in the name of environmentalism, everything should be forgotten. In that BBC article, just think if that had been Dick Cheney or the devil himself, George W. Bush. How different do you think it would of been written? Would I have to look at forums and other blogs to find articles on this story? Do you think they would even be in a position of power still? I like how people can criticize how things are being done and have never had to make any hard decisions because they have been told what to do their whole working career. They haven't been in a position of power or consequence yet. I am not claiming George W. is right in every way and doesn't deserve criticism, but to blame the President for all the worlds problems is a bit far sided. The fact that we have soldiers in Iraq is a good idea, trying to provide people with a better life should be commended. The argument that we should be taking care of our own people doesn't hold water. The homeless people in this country are there because they want to be there. I have been unemployed, I have lived on the streets, if there is a want to get ahead in life, you will figure it out. My wife tried to give a homeless guy a burger and fries fresh from the nearest fast food joint and she was yelled at because he wanted money to buy some booze with. I have gone on and on about so many different things here, I rambled on about just about everything. I just think if people would think before they speak and not jump on the bandwagon and act like fruit-cakes, we would be in a better spot now.