Home › UK 'complacent' over Arctic drilling
 

Keywords :   


UK 'complacent' over Arctic drilling

2013-07-27 04:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: The UK is "complacently standing by" as firms start drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic, a group of MPs has said. The Environmental Audit Committee said this was despite oil companies being unable to prove "they could clean up an oil spill in such harsh conditions". Members renewed their call for a halt to new drilling, saying it was risky for the climate and the environment. The government said it was not its place to tell Arctic states which resources they could extract. Last month,...

Tags: arctic drilling complacent

Category:Electronics and Electrical

Latest from this category

All news
»
23.09Mark Andy sponsoring TLMI Annual Meeting awards dinner reception
23.09NextGen Label Group named \'Converter of the Year\'
23.09PPG Completes COLORFUL COMMUNITIES Project at Middle School in Italy
23.09Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine Probabilistic Storm Surge Graphics
23.09Labelexpo Americas showcases dynamic package printing industry
23.09Tageos again receives comprehensive ARC Quality Certification
23.09Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine Graphics
23.09XSYS partners for sustainable flexo solutions
More »