Washington Post: The United Nations top climate official took a subtle poke at the Obama administration on Wednesday over its decision to conditionally allow oil exploration off Alaskas coast, suggesting that the Arctics oil and gas should stay underground.
Despite the tentative green light given to Shell Gulf of Mexico earlier this week, both the environment and Shells stockholders would be best served if such projects are shelved, said Christiana Figueres, the executive director of the U.N. Framework Convention...