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Off-shore oil drilling in the Arctic is still far too risky

2016-03-26 14:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

LA Times: When oil executives look at an offshore drilling rig, they see money. Environmentalists, though, see a disaster waiting to happen. The Obama administration should have listened more closely to the latter before including in its 2017-2022 drilling plan a proposal to allow three new offshore leases in Alaska, two of them in the Arctic Ocean. Yes, the Arctic Ocean, one of the most fragile natural environments in the world, where disturbances can have devastating impacts. In the event of a serious spill...

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