Mapmaker Makes Trouble For Bush Administration

A government cartographer anonymously posted maps of caribou migration in Alaska on the Internet. This is the story of the political turbulence he caused and how he turned into a hero for the environmental movement.

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May 21, 2001, 11:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Two months ago, Ian Thomas was an anonymous government cartographer, posting wildlife maps on the U.S. Geological Survey's Web site. Today, he is a martyr of the environmental movement, celebrated as a victim of the Bush administration's supposed hostility to nature.Thomas was fired March 12 for posting a map of caribou migrations in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the pristine swath of tundra where the new administration hopes to promote oil exploration."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Myth of the Martyred Mapmaker

Monday, May 21, 2001 in The Washington Post

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