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Europe rejects Arctic oil drilling ban
STANDFIRST: EurActiv: Moratorium on offshore drilling in the Arctic rejected by European parliament vote amid intense lobbying by oil industry The European parliament’s industry committee has rejected attempts to introduce a moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling in the Arctic, overruling a contrary vote by its environment committee last…
Environment group warns of Arctic oil drilling risks
With big oil companies eager to expand offshore exploration in the Arctic, an environmental group on Wednesday warned that the United States is ill-prepared to deal with an oil spill there. Freezing conditions, high seas and fragile ecosystems are among the dangers that could imperil operations to clean up a…
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