je.st
news
The Argument Against Expanded Oil Drilling in Arctic Seas
2013-06-05 23:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The Natural Resources Defense Council has issued a statement concluding that recent events most notably the grounding of a Shell Oil drilling rig in Alaska show the oil industry is not ready to safely, cleanly drill offshore in the Arctic. I agree. Theres no logic for pushing fossil-fuel frontiers this extreme while neglecting energy-efficiency measures at home. Heres the groups argument, which builds on its earlier, and justified, criticism of President Obamas vague new National Strategy...
Tags: oil
expanded
argument
arctic
Category:Electronics and Electrical